<ul><li>Tesla's fourth quarter and full-year deliveries fell sharply last year.</li><li>The Cybertruck, Model X and Model S witnessed an even bigger drop as the Model Y and Model 3 continued to account for the lion's share of its sales.</li><li>BYD has surpassed Tesla as the world's largest EV maker.</li></ul><div><div id="ads_6122441_EV_ev_us_Rectangle_rectangle_first_1767368115"></div></div><p>Tesla announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 sales on Friday, reporting a larger-than-expected decline as it now faces a new reality of intensifying competition and no tax credits to boost demand.</p><p>The automaker reported 418,227 global deliveries in the final quarter of last year, a 15.6% year-over-year drop. The Model Y and Model 3 continued to be the bread-and-butter products for the company, accounting for 406,585 deliveries in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Its annual sales fell from 1.78 million in 2024 to 1.63 million last year, marking an 8.5% drop and a second straight year of declining sales. Tesla sales peaked in 2023 with over 1.8 million deliveries, but the automaker has since struggled to keep that momentum going amid its pivot to AI and robotics and a stale model line-up.</p><div>                                                                                                    </div><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Q4 2025 results</td><td>Production</td><td>Deliveries</td></tr><tr><td>Model Y/3</td><td>422,652</td><td>406,585</td></tr><tr><td>Cybertruck, Model X/Model S</td><td>11,706</td><td>11,642</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>434,358</td><td>418,227</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Tesla doesn’t report region-specific sales, but these numbers were also hurt by the end of the $7,500 federal tax credit in the U.S. and heavily revised fuel economy rules that now favor combustion engine models over EVs.</p><p>Deliveries of “other models,” which include the Cybertruck, Model X and the Model S, also more than halved in the fourth quarter. Tesla sold only 11,642 units of these three EVs in Q4 of last year, representing just about 2.8% of its global deliveries during that period.</p><div><div id="ads_6122441_EV_ev_us_Rectangle_rectangle_1_1767368115"></div></div><p>Annual deliveries of these other models plummeted by a staggering 40% to just over 50,000 units, accounting for just about 3.1% of its 1.63 million global sales. Tesla expected to sell over 200,000 units of the Cybertruck at one point, but that goal failed to materialize due to a lack of demand and a raft of problems.</p><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Full Year 2025 results</td><td>Production</td><td>Deliveries</td></tr><tr><td>Model Y/3</td><td>1,600,767</td><td>1,585,279</td></tr><tr><td>Cybertruck, Model X/Model S</td><td>53,900</td><td>50,850</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>1,654,667</td><td>1,636,129</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div id="ads_6122441_EV_ev_us_Native_native_3_1767368115"></div></div><div><div id="ads_6122441_EV_ev_us_Native_native_2_1767368115"></div></div><p>BYD, on the other hand, is now the world’s largest EV maker, surpassing Tesla last year with 2.26 million sales of its battery-powered cars, an impressive 28% growth. 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<p>Tesla's sales fell for the second consecutive year, with 2025 deliveries dropping to 1.63 million, an 8.5% decline from 2024. The automaker reported a 15.6% year-over-year drop in Q4 deliveries, totaling 418,227 units. The decline is attributed to increased competition, the end of federal tax credits, and a lack of demand for models like the Cybertruck, Model X, and Model S. BYD has surpassed Tesla as the world's largest EV maker, selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025. Tesla faces further competition from major automakers in 2026.</p>

- Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year deliveries in 2025 experienced significant declines, with global deliveries dropping 15.6% year-over-year to 418,227.  
- The automaker's annual sales fell from 1.78 million in 2024 to 1.63 million, attributed to intensified competition and the loss of tax credits supporting demand.  
- BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world's largest EV maker, achieving 2.26 million sales with a 28% growth, prompting further challenges for Tesla in 2026 amid new offerings from competitors.

Tesla Sales Fall For A Second Straight Year