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
    534·
    1 year ago

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

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      192·
      1 year 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·
          1 year 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·
        1 year 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·
          1 year ago

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

    • Chriswild@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year 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.

    • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

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

    • erwan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

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