Tesla, BYD's China deliveries hit record high

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuters): US automaker Tesla and its chief Chinese rival BYD achieved record deliveries of their China-made vehicles in the second-quarter, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed, as a fight for market share heats up.
Tesla sold 93,680 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in June, up 18.72 per cent from a year earlier, when Tesla's factory in Shanghai delivered 78,906 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles after the city ended a two-month COVID-19 lockdown.
The U.S. automaker sold 247,217 China-made cars over April-June, the most since it started delivering vehicles from Shanghai in early 2020, the data also showed.
Chinese rival BYD, with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, saw June sales surge 88.16 per cent year-on-year to 251,685 vehicles.