BYD continues to defy expectations after sales surge to a record +$100 billion

https://electrek.co/2025/03/24/byd-defies-expectations-after-sales-surge-over-100-billion/

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

“Wait, so you wanted cheap EVs the whole time and not a $50,000 iPad on wheels??

Well make up your minds!”

-GM

BeliefPropagator@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Didn't they release falsified sales numbers previously?

schizoidman@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Source?

Buelldozer@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I'm not the person you asked but I was curious so I looked it up and BYDs sales numbers have previously been under suspicion.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/byd-most-likely-faked-its-2022-sales-numbers-real-sales-could-be-much-lower-210761.html

That doesn't prove they were lying then nor does it mean they are lying now.

Also, while BYD's FY2024 revenue was impressive their gross margin fell from 21.9% to 17% and that isn't sustainable now that the tariff headwinds are a blowing.

ericjmorey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

What do tariffs have to do with BYD?

Buelldozer@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

They could reduce their foreign sales.

ericjmorey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The don't have any sales in the US.

Buelldozer@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y

The auto market is global and the US isn't the only place enacting tariffs.