BYD sales executive stokes Musk rivalry just ahead of Tesla earnings


BYD’s rapid ascent has seen it threaten Tesla’s long-held title as the world’s biggest EV maker. — Bloomberg

A senior executive at BYD Co stoked the Chinese automaker’s rivalry with Tesla Inc, warning Elon Musk that he’ll face challenges in intelligent driving systems.

BYD is "very strong now,” Zhao Changjiang, the head of sales for the firm’s Denza joint venture with Mercedes-Benz AG, wrote on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Wednesday (Jan 24), saying he was responding to a comment made online earlier this month.

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