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Tesla sales in Britain and Germany fall by more than 55% as China’s BYD soars (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 week ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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Data published by the U.K.’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed Tesla’s new car sales dropped by nearly 60% to 987 units last month, down from 2,462 a year ago.

BYD sold 3,184 units in the U.K. in July, more than quadrupling its sales from a year ago. The company enjoyed similar success in Germany, notching a year-on-year sales uptick of nearly 390%.

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[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Are you referring to 'Tesla's new car sales'? Because the possessive apostrophe is correct. Tesla is the name of the company, and it's about their (possessive) new car sales.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's in the article

"The number of Tesla’s sold in Europe’s largest economy over January-July, meanwhile, plunged by 57.8% to 10,000 units,"