BYD set to seize Tesla’s EV crown?

While other automakers’ sales slipped drastically in the first quarter of 2022, BYD saw a 180% increase in sales, with their net income rising by 241%, comparable to Tesla’s 246% surge in earnings in the same timeframe. 

The impact of supply chain disruption and semiconductor chip shortage was significant on the global automobile industry, but the strict anti-covid measures in many parts of China coupled with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war caused many automobile production lines in China to come to a complete standstill, including the Tesla Shanghai facility. 

BYD manufactures its own batteries and chips and was able to protect itself from the supply chain shock. It is also amongst the fastest automobile companies to phase out traditional internal combustion vehicles, which puts it at an advantage to other automobile companies in overcoming the recent obstacles, and easily tops Tesla in local China sales in EV. 

Although BYD plants are only based in China compared to Tesla’s global business market, it has many markets that it can export to, with expansion plans across Europe and Latin America in 2022, while Tesla has no new markets to enter. 

However, Tesla vehicles are typically marketed as luxury vehicles and as such, have much higher selling prices compared to BYD. If BYD continues to export its EV models overseas with its electric buses, delivery trucks and garbage trucks, especially to Europe, where diesel buses are being phased out, it has the potential to beat Tesla in future. 

Additionally, charts show that price recently reversed off the 50% fibonacci retracement.

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  • Aaronykc
    ·2022-04-29

    [Happy] 

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  • th0mastan
    ·2022-04-29
    BYD has an advantage due to its battery business. Thats the key to EVs manufacturters for them to ensure sustainability
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  • KenKen88
    ·2022-04-29
    nice to hear that. [Like]
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  • sunshineboy
    ·2022-04-28
    But I believe the pandemic and shortage of supply chain may cause similar effects towards the two manufactures. Wish the tough time will go. Then the stock of both surge.
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  • XianLi
    ·2022-04-28
    Haha! I have kept a constant look on BYD. As one of the largest manufactures of EV, it has a broader market and continue to expand. I plan to buy in in recent time.
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  • DragonTycoon
    ·2022-04-29
    east vs west
    china vs us
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  • vaztan
    ·2022-04-29

    BYD is still not up to Tesla standard in  quality and function.

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  • Chilli Padi
    ·2022-04-29
    Dont see how. Tesla is still at least 10 X ahead the nearest competiin terms of market cap & other variabl es
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  • drandy
    ·2022-04-29
    China has some really good tech companies but their stock values are affected by geopolitics. Need to tread with caution.
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  • predator007
    ·2022-04-28
    Thank you for sharing your analysis, which is pretty valuable. It seems BYD has a huge potential to develop and even seize Tesla’s EV crown.
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  • windy00
    ·2022-04-28
    The price of BYD is reasonable and undervalued in some extent. It's the good time to buy in and hold for a long time!✈✈✈
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  • Liang0020
    ·2022-04-28
    Good! Although BYD's sales increased, the brand still have some gaps with Tesla. At least now, BYD has a long way to go to be parellel with Tesla.
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  • Matrix Rev
    ·2022-04-29
    not so fast
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  • MaShao
    ·2022-04-29
    this one got potential... [Like]
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  • Holomatt
    ·2022-04-29
    Beyond Your Dreams
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  • simplyZuan
    ·2022-04-29
    not before nio does
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  • romanc9
    ·2022-04-29
    $$ coming
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  • LWayne
    ·2022-04-29
    rise of China stocks
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  • Barbarazhao
    ·2022-04-29
    I am bullish on BYD
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  • Toby_Chua
    ·2022-04-29
    way to go
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