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Why BYD doesn't like to be compared with Tesla

BYD Michael Shu with Seal PHEV Geneva 2024
BYD Europe Managing Director Michael Shu presents the Seal U plug-in hybrid at the 2024 Geneva auto show. (Bloomberg)
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March 11, 2024 05:00 AM

BYD last year passed Volkswagen as China's largest automaker and nearly outsold Tesla in the race to be the world's No. 1 maker of full-electric vehicles.

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