Tesla remains the world's largest manufacturer in the BEV segment, though BYD is rapidly closing the gap with it.

Tesla and Nio saw a decline in the second quarter due to the Covid lockdown in Shanghai, while deliveries in the other quarters maintained an upward trend.

Xpeng's deliveries in 2022 show a downward trend quarter by quarter, while Zeekr's deliveries were up every quarter.

Of the five companies, only BYD, which ceased production and sales of vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in March 2021, produces both BEVs and PHEVs.

If PHEVs are included, then BYD's sales are much higher than Tesla's.

For the full year 2022, BYD's cumulative NEV sales were 1,863,494 units, up 208.64 percent from 603,783 units in the same period last year. This sales volume is 41.83 percent higher than Tesla's 2022 volume.

This article compares the performance of BYD, Tesla, Nio, Xpeng, and Zeekr in the global market. To see their BEV sales comparison in China, click here.

The Tesla sales in the tables below are global sales.