Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales fell 6% in April from a year earlier, extending declines for a seventh month, as the U.S. automaker grapples with intense competition from its Chinese rivals and a tarnished image in Europe.

China-made electric vehicles fell 6% year-on-year in April, as intense market competition continues to disrupt the automaker’s share of China's EV market. The Texas-based carmaker sold 58,459 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the month,

Tesla shipped fewer vehicles made in China in April than it did a year ago, following a string of disappointing news for the electric vehicle maker's sales.