Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    997·
    10 months ago

    The fact that the headline says “Chinese Carmaker” and not “BYD” says a lot about their international market share.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      524·
      10 months ago

      To be honest, I think it more tells you the article was written by an American for an American audience.

        • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Yes, that would be great, it’s a bit editorializing, but making it less click bait, should absolutely be acceptable.

      • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        I’m not sure if it’s that or clickbait to get you to find out who it is. That kinda crap has been rampant lately.

        Could be both though honestly. Either way, I’m sick of it.

        • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          I agree with that, I guess it could have been added after the original headline, maybe putting it in parenthesis.

    • Chriswild@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      10 months ago

      Also says a lot that despite that they still make more. Having more global sales in effectively one country is more impressive if anything.

      • CertifiedBlackGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        10 months ago

        Eh, it’s diminished when that one country holds nearly 17% of earth’s entire population, or nearly as much as the next 6 countries by population combined.

        When you have that much market, nearly anything you do will break population-based records.

        • Thoth19@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          India and China have similar populations. It’s a bit disingenuous to say China has as much pop as the next 6 countries.

    • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      The headline also says overtakes, while it says “poised to be” in the text.

    • erwan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      It says a lot about that “journalist” knowledge of the topic