Tesla ’s global EV dominance may soon be coming to an end. Chinese automaker BYD ended 2024 with a bang, recording a massive 4.25 million passenger car sales. Among these, 1.76 million were fully electric vehicles (EVs), a 41% increase from the previous year.

Chinese electric-vehicle growth continued in December, with BYD set to take the crown of largest seller from Tesla for the second time. Growth alone, however, wasn’t enough to give all the Chinese EV stocks a boost.

China's BYD, however, looks set to close the gap after reporting 1.76 million EV sales in 2024. The Shenzhen-based firm's total vehicle sales jumped more than 41% in 2024, year-on-year, to more than 4.2 million. The surge was powered mainly by sales of its hybrid cars.