BYD distracted the world while Chinese EV peers staged a coup Rest of World By: Ananya Bhattacharya 22 July 2025 at 05:00 Everyone watched BYD overtake Tesla, and missed the quiet march of a pack of other Chinese automakers. Six of the world’s top 10 electric-vehicle sellers last year were Chinese. From... © Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA Geely electric vehicle at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024.