A total of 63,238 Teslas were sold in China or produced there for export. Sales were impacted by the Chinese New Year holiday, which fell earlier this year. BYD sold 300,538 BEV and PHEV models locally,

U.S. automaker Tesla's sales of China-made electric vehicles fell 11.5% to 63,238 units in January from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Friday. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were down 32.

Competition between Tesla and Chinese domestic rivals is intensifying as the U.S. firm continues to launch incentives to keep its cars attractive.