New-car registrations for BYD models, a reflection of sales, surged to 16,158 units in November from 4,821 a year earlier. - ina fassbender/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesChinese auto giant BYD posted a more than threefold jump in European sales last month, continuing to outpace both domestic and foreign rivals. When including the U.K., Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, sales more than tripled to 21,133 vehicles. Most Read from The Wall Street JournalACEA began including BYD in its July data, showing a steady stream of European sales growth for the Chinese group ever since. BYD sold 159,869 vehicles in Europe between January and November compared with Volkswagen’s 3,263,542 and Tesla’s 203,382, according to ACEA data.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 23, 2025 15:57 UTC