Chinese flag and Tesla logo is seen through a magnifier in this illustration taken January 7, 2021.
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Tesla (TSLA.O) sold 84,159 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in August, a 9.3% rise from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Monday.
Sales of China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars rose 30.9% from a month earlier.
Chinese rival BYD (002594.SZ), with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and petrol-electric hybrid models, recorded deliveries of 274,086 passenger vehicles in August, a jump of 57.5% year-on-year.
Reporting by Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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