It would mark the first time the Chinese firm has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.
  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    Tesla is on the way down in every major market China/USA/EU, So it won’t be long before Tesla isn’t number 2 either. VW is clearly the leader in EU, but they are not so strong in either USA or China. So maybe Hyundai or Toyota will be the next brand to surpass Tesla?

    IMO VW group has the best affordable EV’s currently, I just bought a VW ID.4 last month, but if I had the money, I would have bought a BMW or Mercedes. But the ID.4 is still a very nice car and I’m quite happy with it. 😎

    In a few years Tesla will probably be behind BYD, Geely, Xpeng, Toyota, Hyundai and VW group.
    On the technology they are already way behind the Chinese brands on charging, and VW, BMW and Mercedes on quality. Probably also behind Hyundai.
    Toyota is only getting started on BEV, so I’m not really counting them yet. But I am confident they will compete in the top soon.

    • LordMayor@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      31 minutes ago

      I think Toyota is still betting on hydrogen? I hope hydrogen can take off in the mass market, soon. It has the potential to be a better energy store than batteries.