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By Steph Willems on February 25, 2020 As we told you last week, the rampaging coronavirus outbreak and subsequent restrictions on movement has forced Chinese automakers to use technology in new ways. With sales plunging and millions barred indoors, auto giant Geely turned to online retailing, allowing customers to order…

By Nelson AcostaHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's cash-strapped government on Tuesday began selling used cars for dollars at a single Havana outlet, a first for the Communist-run state and a further step toward the dollarization of a segment of its retail sector.Around a hundred people showed up to look at the…

Geely has started sales of the Icon subcompact SUV in China on February 24 in a completely online launch watched by millions. The automaker has already racked up more than 30,000 pre-orders in the hours leading up to the Icon’s launch, a sign that the new model could become Geely’s…

Polestar Precept. Polestar Polestar, Volvo's high-performance electric sub-brand, offered a first look at the all-electric concept car it's bringing to the Geneva International Motor Show next month. The stunning, sharp-edged EV places an emphasis on environmentally sustainable design. Its interior includes materials made from recycled plastic bottles, fishing nets, and cork. The…

FRANKFURT Geneva Motor Show organizers on Tuesday pressed exhibitors from coronavirus-infected areas to check staff for symptoms before arriving in Switzerland and pledged to step up cleaning and disinfection at the congress center. Geneva is set to host the… Read More

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is taking precautionary measures at its facilities Europe, following more than 220 cases of coronavirus in the country. The car maker is restricting access to all of its facilities in Europe to everyone that has been in one of the 13 Italian municipalities affected by the virus…

BEIJING Retail sales of passenger cars in China crumbled 92% on an annual basis in the first 16 days of February, according to China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), as the coronavirus outbreak slammed the brakes on businesses across the country. China's pa… Read More

Autonomous air mobility company Volocopter has added to the Series C funding round it announced in September 2019. The German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker announced €50 million ($54 million at today’s exchange rate) in funding at the time, and the C round has now grown to…

Beijing - Chinese automaker Geely GEELY.UL has launched a service for customers to buy cars online and get them delivered directly to their homes, in a bid to drum up sales as the coronavirus outbreak prompts buyers to stay away from showrooms.Other carmakers like Tesla TSLA.O, BMW BMWG.DE and Mercedes-Benz…

FILE PHOTO: A building of the Geely Auto Research Institute is seen in NingboBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese automaker Geely has launched a service for customers to buy cars online and get them delivered directly to their homes, in a bid to drum up sales as the coronavirus outbreak prompts buyers…