The Chinese automaker BYD, which makes fully electric and hybrid vehicles, just announced record sales for the year.

BYD’s aggressive year-end sales push worked. China’s leading EV maker sold a record number of vehicles in 2024, but

China’s BYD Co. enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, narrowing its gap with Tesla Inc. as the two vie for the crown of top-selling electric-vehicle maker of 2024.