Chinese automaker BYD Auto reported a 25% rise in global production of light battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to 2,221,913 units in 2025, with the company overtaking US automaker Tesla as the world’s largest BEV producer. Shenzhen-based BYD announced it sold a total of 4,602,536 vehicles globally last year, up by 7.7% on the previous year’s 4,272,145 units, including a 28% rise in light BEVs sales to 2,256,714 units, while sales of light plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) fell by 7.9% to 2,288,709 units. Com ...