Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is on pace to surpass Honda and Ford in global annual sales for 2024, according to a new forecast.

The projection displays the scale of the struggle the United States faces in competing with China in the electric vehicle market. Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have attempted to hinder China’s market by imposing high tariffs on their EVs to help spur domestic EV manufacturing.

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