BEIJINGSHANGHAI, Dec 4 Reuters Sales of U.S. automaker Tesla39;s Chinamade electric vehicles EVs skidded 17.8 in November from the same month a year earlier, to 82,432 cars, China Passenger Car Association CPCA data showed on Monday.

That marked the biggest fall since December 2022 when Tesla39;s sales of Chinamade EVs fell 21 on the year as the U.S. automaker reduced output and cut prices to deal with rising inventories and weakening demand.

Deliveries of Chinamade Model 3 and Model Y cars were however 14.3 higher than in October.

Chinese rival BYD, with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and petrolelectric hybrid models, saw passenger vehicle deliveries set another record at 301,378 vehicles in November, up 0.09 from October and 31 from a year earlier.

Tesla has been under pressure to fend off competition in the world39;s largest auto market, though CEO Elon Musk39;s charm offensive in China continues unabated.

Musk was among a small group of top U.S. executives who met with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a dinner event on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco in midNovember.

Xi expressed his support for Tesla39;s development in China, the automaker said in a Weibo post. Musk, in response, said he appreciated the rapid development of China39;s new energy vehicle sector.

A Teslatriggered price war in China since the start of the year has roped in more than 40 brands but its share of the country39;s EV market dropped to 5.78 in October from 8.7 in…