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points by Danox 12 hours ago | 0 comments

BYD is taking over the world, one country at a time, Tesla is done worldwide just a matter of time.

BYD went from unheard of to number 2 in Australia in about 4 years. Chinese made Tesla are still holding onto 10th spot here but they have MG and Geely coming up behind them. BYD and GWM are now supported by local dealerships that have been in my town for decades and I see the cars in the local community unlike Tesla. I don't know where the Tesla sales are but they aren't around here.

I am still driving an ancient Nissan and although Electric is looking very compelling at the moment I distrust all the brands and products currently on the market regardless of nation of origin. I guess if they are all privacy nightmares then you might as well go for the cheapest.

[–] culi 11 hours ago

Maybe that's why they've decided to stop producing cars and are switching their factories to robotics

[–] motionlessveloc 9 hours ago

If I was afraid of competition from China, I don't think robotics is a field I'd enter to try to escape it.

Maybe Tesla should expand into Mexican restaurants or something.

[–] TMWNN 11 hours ago

Tesla is gaining share in Europe despite Chinese EVs, <https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article317450876.html> and benefited from Canada cutting import duty on Chinese EVs. <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/tesla-vol...>

[–] prmoustache 9 hours ago

That is not what the first article says.

It says Tesla registrations increase and I believe this may be a trend accross all EV brands with the influence of the Iran/US conflict on the price of gas.

[–] TMWNN 8 hours ago

> It says Tesla registrations increase

You and I both know that registrations are a proxy for car purchases. (The article even says so.)

>and I believe this may be a trend accross all EV brands with the influence of the Iran/US conflict on the price of gas.

Again from the article:

>According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, Tesla registrations across the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association leaped 43.3% between January and August, outpacing the broader battery-electric vehicle market's 38.8% growth over the same period.

So tell me, again, what about my statement "Tesla is gaining share in Europe despite Chinese EVs" do you disagree with?

[–] bigyabai 7 hours ago

> what about my statement "Tesla is gaining share in Europe despite Chinese EVs" do you disagree with?

It's just missing the context that Tesla hemorrhaged European market share for 8 consecutive quarters.

From their current position, it would be genuinely difficult to find ways to piss off more of their customers.

[–] TMWNN 6 hours ago

>From their current position, it would be genuinely difficult to find ways to piss off more of their customers.

Tesla Model Y was the world's best-selling car in 2024 <https://www.focus2move.com/world-car-market-2024/> and 2025 <https://www.focus2move.com/world-car-market-2025/>, and has gained share in 2026 YTD. <https://www.focus2move.com/world-car-market/>

[–] bigyabai 5 hours ago

Yes, but that doesn't contradict my statement or support your original claim. Tesla would be challenged to polarize European customers any further than they have already.