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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.
BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.
Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.
Their cars really aren’t. We rented one in Scotland and it was really nice and felt like any other car I’ve driven.
A few days rental tells you nothing about the quality and reliability of a vehicle. Neither do automotive journalist reviews. They never talk about reliability. Australians are not happy with BYDs, even after only 2 years.
That’s not true, I know GM made absolutely shit cars and every time I ended up in a rental one, I was reminded why I’d never own a GM. But their SUVs are nice when I’m in one, I’ll never buy one though.
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I’m Australian with a BYD and I still like ours.