Tesla sales in Europe slump 40% as BYD new car registrations more than triple

There were 8,837 sales of Tesla cars in July across the EU, the European Free Trade Association and the UK, says the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Photograph: Reuters

Tesla sales slumped 40% across Europe in July compared with a year earlier as Elon Musk’s electric car company faces increasingly tough competition from its Chinese rival BYD.

There were 8,837 sales of Tesla cars last month across the EU, the European Free Trade Association and the UK, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). That compared with 14,769 at the same point last year.