BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Tesla's sales of China-made electric vehicles dropped 6.6% from a year earlier to 72,573 units in May, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Tuesday.

Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were up 16.7% from April.

Chinese rival BYD, with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and plug-in hybrids, sold 330,488 passenger vehicles in May, up 38.2% year-on-year.