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Tesla’s Cybertruck Lures Black Friday Shoppers Into Showrooms
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Lures Black Friday Shoppers Into Showrooms

[ad_1] Tesla Inc.'s next vehicle, the all-electric Cybertruck, was on display in several US showrooms during the retail event known as Black Friday, drawing throngs of shoppers eager to see the stainless steel-clad truck up close.At the Tesla showroom at Westfield UTC in San Diego, a group of about 25 people crowded around the sole Cybertruck on display as others waited in line outside. Shoppers had to stand about 10 feet away from the vehicle, which was roped off, and were told they couldn't view the interiors until the first Cybertruck is handed over to a customer on Nov. 30. Tesla is “pushing the boundaries of what a truck can be,” said Joseph Smarr, who has been on the wait list for a Cybertruck for more than a year, in an interview at the San Diego store. Smarr, a longtime fan of t...
Tesla Shut First Beijing Showroom Last Month in Strategy Shift
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Tesla Shut First Beijing Showroom Last Month in Strategy Shift

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. shut its flagship China showroom in Beijing last month, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tesla Inc. shut its flagship China showroom in Beijing last month, according to a person familiar with the matter.The US electric carmaker has a number of showrooms in China's capital, and the one now shuttered was in a shopping center called Parkview Green, a mainly residential area. Reuters reported the closure earlier Wednesday. Tesla largely sells its cars via a direct sales model over the internet rather than through dealerships or its own showrooms. China is its most important market after the US and it delivered a record 83,135 cars in September after upgrading production capacity at its Shanghai factory. While Tesla leads the way for foreign carmakers in Ch...