Tesla retains EV sales crown in Australia despite losing to BYD in global battle

Tesla has held on to its electrical automobile sales crown in Australia no subject sliding sales which have seen China’s BYD overtake the US EV ticket for the considerable time globally.

BYD EV registrations climbed 77 per cent to 25,287 objects in 2025, falling wanting the 28,856 recent-automobile registrations posted by Tesla finest yr.

Tesla was once aided by a five per cent sales improve for its Mannequin Y SUV that gained a considerable update in 2025, with the related Mannequin 3 sedan plummeting by 61 per cent yr on yr.

That contributed to Tesla Australian sales falling by double figures for the 2d consecutive yr – down by 25 per cent in 2025 following a 17 per cent decline in 2024.

BYD’s outcomes had been boosted by the appearance finest yr of the Mannequin Y rivalling Sealion 7, which was once the corporate’s 2d most attention-grabbing-selling automobile in 2025 with 13,410 objects – at the support of the 18,073 of the breeze-in hybrid Shark ute. Gross sales of the Dolphin minute EV hatch also increased by 54 per cent to 3248 objects.

It wasn’t all true data for BYD. Gross sales of the Seal electrical sedan and Atto 3 minute electrical SUV dropped by 41 per cent and 33 per cent respectively.

Within the worldwide EV annual sales scurry, BYD did overtake Tesla for the considerable time – reporting 2.25 million sales of pure battery-powered autos in contrast with about 1.64 million sales for Tesla.

BYD sales totalled 4.46 million for 2025 when alongside with breeze-in hybrid autos.

BYD is well positioned to displace Tesla as Australia’s No.1 EV ticket in 2026. The rotund-low-cost Atto 1 electrical metropolis automobile – priced from $23,990 sooner than on-road bills – launches imminently, with the Atto 2 minute electrical SUV recent in showrooms from lawful $31,990 RRP.

No recent Tesla fashions are currently anticipated for the shut to future. The corporate has provided lower-priced versions of the 3 and Y within the US but are now no longer confirmed for Australia.