After launching the lower-priced Seal EV Honor Edition, starting at $25,000 (179,800 yuan), in March, BYD unveiled the new 2025 model year on Friday. The Seal is BYD’s answer to the Tesla Model ...

2025 BYD Seal EV vs new Tesla Model 3 in China range and prices. The 2025 Seal EV is available in four trims, with prices ranging from 175,800 yuan ($24,500) to 239,800 yuan ($33,500).

The 2025 BYD Seal was revealed in official images last Friday, signalling more bad news for Tesla as the Chinese EV-maker looks poised to climb global sales charts.

2024 BYD Seal Review: Yes, Tesla Should Be Worried Real brain power has been put into the Seal's design, tech, and comfort levels, meaning it does a fine job standing up against premium machinery ...

Further Reading: - How China’s BYD Became Tesla’s Biggest Threat - Surpassing Tesla, ... they would offer to swap out the BYD logo for another Japanese or Korean brand logo on the car.

BYD, which is Tesla's main rival in China, also delivered 1.76 million battery EVs in 2024, compared to Tesla's 1.79 million. BYD's total deliveries were 4.27 million.

BYD’s sales rose year-on-year in the first two months of 2025; Tesla’s, in contrast, fell over the same period, though that may have been due to a production pause ahead of a refreshed Model Y.

While BYD overtook Tesla as the world's largest EV seller in Q4, its market cap is barely a tenth of TSLA. Despite the risks associated with Chinese stocks, BYD looks like a worthy bet at these ...

The caveat is that BYD, unlike Tesla, sells hybrids as well as EVs. The Chinese firm sold 1.76 million battery-electric vehicles in 2024, meaning it fell just short of Tesla's EV-sales crown.

The Berkshire Hathaway-backed BYD’s sales, profit and industry outlook are nearly identical to Tesla’s, making Tesla’s roughly $730 billion market capitalization and BYD’s $84 billion ...