The positive figure follows a year of plunging sales due to an aging lineup and boycotts over Elon Musk's political stands.

Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker.

Tesla, the car company run by Elon Musk, reported Wednesday that it sold more vehicles in the past three months after boycotts hit hard earlie…

Analysts expected sales to fall slightly to 456,000, even with a boost from customers seeking to use the electric vehicle incentive.