Demand for luxury electric sedans is on the rise in China. In just over two months, orders for a newly launched premium electric sedan from Warren Buffett-backed automaker BYD have topped 40,000, the Chinese car maker disclosed at the Beijing auto show. Chinese electric vehicle start-up Xpeng, which listed in New York […]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Sees ‘Strong’ Car Order Demand Despite Covid-19
Tesla Inc.’s (TSLA) billionaire founder Elon Musk said that the electric car maker sees “strong” order demand during the coronavirus pandemic even as some dealerships have been shut down. “We saw strong orders through the whole pandemic, we still had a good order volume,” Musk said in an interview to […]
Demand for Bugatti’s Chiron Pur Sport is exceeding expectations
See Full Image Gallery >> Bugatti’s handling-focused Chiron Pur Sport should have been one of the stars of the 2020 Geneva auto show, but the event was canceled at the last minute due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Although customers weren’t able to see the firm’s newest model in person, […]
Ford declares war with all-new Bronco as Jeep Wrangler demand spikes
Josh Gracin texted Thad Szott in an attempt to get on a buyer list for the 2021 Ford Bronco. But there is no list yet, not even for country music singers in Nashville. “People are so excited to get their hands on the Bronco,” said Szott, co-owner of Szott Auto Group in White Lake Township, Michigan. […]
E-commerce boom doubles demand for DS Smith cardboard boxes
Amazon package Online shopping during lockdowns has given a massive boost to cardboard box manufacturer DS Smith as demand for its packaging rockets. Miles Roberts, chief executive of the FTSE 100 company that supplies customers across Europe and the US, said: “Every week for the past eight weeks has been busier […]
This Miami startup offers ‘family on demand’ to seniors. The pandemic has boosted need
Salome Cuence-Alfonso knew she needed a job. But little did she know that the connections she’d make at this one would make her new job so rewarding that it didn’t even feel like work. In May, the 18-year-old started working for Papa, a Miami startup founded in 2016 that provides […]