SHANGHAI, June 28 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) is set to hit another record quarter with its China sales while it faces mounting pressure from local competitors such as BYD eating into its share in the world's largest auto market, analysts say. Deutsche Bank predicted Tesla's China sales to hit 153,000 units in the second quarter, while globally it could sell 448,000 units in total. Tesla will announce global sales numbers over the weekend, while China sales will be available from association data in the first week of July. It has outsold Tesla in Singapore in the first five months while its Atto 3 outsold Tesla's Model 3 in Australia in May. As its Shanghai plant achieves an annual production capacity of over 1 million units, Tesla is selling into new markets in the region including Thailand and Malaysia with China-made cars.

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Persons: Shi Ji, Shi, Tesla, Yale Zhang, BYD, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Lincoln Organizations: U.S, China Merchants Bank International Securities, Guangzhou Automobile Group, Deutsche Bank, Automotive Foresight, EV, HK, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, China, Shanghai, North America, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia