Tesla's sales in Germany almost halved in April.

The German road traffic agency KBA said on Tuesday that Tesla's sales in Germany almost halved in April, despite an overall increase in the country's sales of electric cars. KBA said Tesla sold 885 cars in Germany in April, a 45.9% year-on-year decrease. From January to April 2025, Tesla's sales decreased by 60.4% year-on-year to 5820 cars. KBA added that, in contrast, the total number of newly registered electric cars in April increased by 53.5% compared to the same period last year. The German agency stated that Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD saw its sales in April increase by over 8 times to 1566 cars, with a total sales increase of nearly 5 times to 2791 cars since the beginning of the year.