Comment on Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• killabeezio@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I don’t think that’s what they meant. I think they are just saying that people are still buying EVs, but they are just going to Chinese and other manufacturers instead of buying a Tesla. The article specifically calls out the stupid shit Elon has been doing.

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  • KumaSudosa@feddit.dk ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not even sure it’s that true though. Afaik BYD is only the 14th most popular car in Denmark, and European brands have risen from around ~28% last year to ~40% this year. Sure, Chinese carmakers have had some growth - but we’re talking in the order of something between 2 - 4% of the market. Might be more popular in other countrues

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    • jjlinux@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I wonder where you’re getting this information. BYD alone is second worldwide if you account for the US market, and 1st if you don’t.

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      59% of all EVs sold in January of this year were Chinese.

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      • KumaSudosa@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Which owes to how gigantic the Chinese market is. They now have a 5% market share for new cars in Europe - which this article is about. It doesn’t matter if they top global sales just because there are so many Chinese buyers

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  • frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Which is important because about a year ago the headlines were saying EV sales were collapsing. In fact, it was just Tesla having less market share of new EVs sold because other manufacturers got off their ass.

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ah. Good to know- I didn’t read the article, but that’s kind of my point, really. Most people don’t, and media outlets know that. The headline is all that “carries”. A better headline would include the Nazi stuff AND Chinese EVs. I think they deliberately avoided that and tucked it in the article.

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    • BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The headline to me clearly is stating that people are not buying Teslas and are buying alternative Chinese based EVs instead. I think that anyone that’s heard Elon’s name over the past 6 months can read between the lines and understand the causation here.

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      • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Well - I would hope. But that’s not the same as putting it in there is it.

        “Tesla sales drop as EU consumers choose Chinese brands plus Musk is y’know WINK”

        I mean, I can see why they didn’t go with that one but still. There are plenty of people who don’t understand Elmo is an out-and-out nazi, cozy with putin and Peter Thiel and will destroy the country as soon as possible. Not mentioning him and his drugged-out asinine ideas in the headline is a missed opportunity.

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    • RazgrizOne@piefed.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My dude you can't admit you didn't read the article then defend the fact that you didn't read it like that. Just read it and then comment lol

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      • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        My comment is about the headline. Yes?

        I read that. Everyone read that. That’s what my comment is referring to.

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• makki@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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