BYD Can Take Lead in EV Deliveries. Tesla May Pass Toyota on Operating Profit.

China’s


BYD


wants to challenge


Tesla


for its crown as the biggest EV maker. It just might succeed, but


Tesla


could snag a more important prize held by Toyota Motor.

On Friday,


BYD


(ticker: 1211. Hong Kong) reported its monthly delivery results for November. The company delivered 113,915 all-electric passenger vehicles, up 147% compared with the 46,137 it handed over to customers in the same month a year earlier.