[1/2] A Tesla logo is seen outside a showroom of the carmaker in Beijing, China May 31, 2023.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File PhotoBEIJING/SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Tesla (TSLA.O) and its chief Chinese rival BYD (002594.SZ) achieved record deliveries of their China-made vehicles in the second-quarter, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed, as a fight for market share heats up.
Tesla reported record deliveries of 466,140 globally for the second quarter.
This was also the first time BYD's monthly sales surpassed 250,000 units and meant that between April to June, BYD delivered 700,244 vehicles, the data showed.
In June, Beijing announced 520 billion yuan ($71.67 billion) worth of purchase tax breaks on new-energy vehicles through the end of 2027.
Persons:
Thomas Peter, Tesla, BYD, Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing, Himani Sarkar, Conor Humphries
Organizations:
REUTERS, U.S, China Passenger Car Association, EV, Thomson
Locations:
Beijing, China, BEIJING, SHANGHAI, Shanghai