U.S. automaker Tesla sold 30,688 China-made electric vehicles in February, down 49.2% from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Tuesday. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles fell 51.

China-made electric vehicles fell 49.2% year-on-year in February, as intense market competition continues to disrupt the automaker’s share of China's EV market. The Texas-based carmaker sold 30,688 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the month,

Tesla Inc. suffered another big drop in its China wholesales last month as BYD Co. pulled further ahead in the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market.