Hacker News with Generative AI: Sales

Tesla is sitting on $200M worth of Cybertruck inventory (electrek.co)
Tesla has about $200 million worth of Cybertrucks in inventory in the US, as the truck is extremely difficult to sell.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Inventory, Sales

41 points by zfg 2 days ago | 47 comments

Sales Compensation Simulator (exec.com)
Experiment with different sales compensation scenarios to see how they impact earnings.

Sales, Business, Compensation, Simulation, Tools

114 points by seanlinehan 5 days ago | 23 comments

Tesla Sales Plummet Amid Elon Musk Backlash (newsweek.com)
Sales of vehicles made by Elon Musk's Tesla plummeted in the first two months of 2025 in the European Union (EU), industry group The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said on Tuesday morning.

Tesla, Automotive Industry, Elon Musk, Europe, Sales

10 points by doener 10 days ago | 7 comments

Tesla sales drop 35% in San Diego County (fox5sandiego.com)
ENCINITAS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The years of Tesla’s autopilot profits have come to a screeching halt with the latest Tesla sales numbers down 35% this February compared to February 2024 in San Diego County.

Tesla, Sales, Automotive Industry, California

125 points by doener 11 days ago | 156 comments

MacBooks account for 86% of total Mac sales; Mac desktops just 14% (macdailynews.com)
According to data from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), MacBooks have solidified their dominance within Apple’s computer lineup, accounting for an impressive 86% of total Mac sales.

Apple, Laptops, Hardware, Market Share, Sales

36 points by walterbell 13 days ago | 70 comments

Ask HN: What podcast episodes changed the way you think about startups? (ycombinator.com)
I am asking for episodes here and not the entire podcast.<p>I feel like there are a lot of podcasts and in case of audio is very hard to find specific episodes that are really good or skim their content to assess if it is high-quality.<p>I want to improve or better say upgrade my general knowledge about business/marketing/sales/startups.

Startups, Podcasts, Business, Marketing, Sales

7 points by gls2ro 13 days ago | 8 comments

Happy 10k Day (comma.ai)
Today, we sold the 10,000th comma 3X, our first product breaking 5 digits in sales.

Sales, Milestones, Automotive, Software

146 points by LorenDB 23 days ago | 101 comments

Tesla now offers discounted financing on Cybertruck as the truck a flop (electrek.co)
Tesla has started to offer discounted financing on Cybertruck as the electric pickup truck undoubtedly turns out to be a flop.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Finance, Sales

11 points by iancmceachern 28 days ago | 7 comments

Now there are two Chinese automakers on the top list (daoinsights.com)
As data and results for 2024 come in, the global automotive sales ranking is also out. Since BYD entered the top 10 list in 2023, another Chinese maker entered the list in 2024. This time, it’s Geely. Now, 2 of the top ten automakers, in terms of sales, are Chinese.

Automotive Industry, China, Sales, Global Rankings

39 points by teleforce 29 days ago | 53 comments

Tesla sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70% (electrek.co)
Tesla’s (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with more countries reporting February numbers, including Germany, down 70%.

Tesla, Automotive Industry, Europe, Germany, Sales

85 points by zfg 29 days ago | 62 comments

Hyundai and Kia's low-cost EVs are supercharging sales (electrek.co)
Hyundai and Kia are on a hot streak. The Korean auto giants just notched another month of strong sales growth in February, thanks to new low-cost EVs like Kia’s EV3 and the Hyundai Casper (Inster EV). With more models on the way this year, Hyundai and Kia setting the stage for an even bigger 2025.

Electric Vehicles, Hyundai, Kia, Sales, Automotive Industry

8 points by zfg 30 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla electric car sales plunge again in Australia – Model 3 down more than 81 p (thedriven.io)
The plunge in Tesla electric vehicle sales has continued into February, according to the latest official data, with combined sales of the Model Y and Model 3 EVs plunging 71.9 per cent in the month of February, compared to the same month a year earlier.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Australia, Sales

106 points by taimurkazmi 31 days ago | 102 comments

How to sell your Tesla and other options for electric cars (standard.co.uk)
Last month saw new Tesla car sales in Europe nearly halve, a sign of declining desire for the US automaker's automobiles.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Europe, Sales

10 points by sundaybsunday 36 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla sales almost halved in Europe last month (businessinsider.com)
Tesla sales in Europe plunged in January, falling 45% compared with the same month last year, while overall sales of electric vehicles increased.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Automotive Industry, Sales

52 points by lormayna 38 days ago | 10 comments

Tesla sales in Europe down 45% in January (ft.com)

Tesla, Europe, Automotive Industry, Sales, Financial News

278 points by doener 38 days ago | 517 comments

Tesla was hit by a wave of protests, sales are crashing, insiders are waking up (electrek.co)
Tesla was hit by a wave of protests across dozens of its stores in North America this weekend. With sales crashing and the board selling, it looks like some insiders are finally waking up.

Tesla, Protests, Sales, Business, Automotive

128 points by zfg 45 days ago | 95 comments

Ray-Ban Meta glasses have sold 2M units, production to be increased (uploadvr.com)
Ray-Ban Meta glasses have sold 2 million units so far, and the annual production capacity is being increased to 10 million by the end of 2026.

Hardware, Augmented Reality, Meta, Sales, Production

128 points by achow 45 days ago | 133 comments

Tesla sales dropped 60% in Germany (electrek.co)
Tesla’s sales have dropped nearly 60% in January in Germany compared to the same period last year. The same thing is happening throughout Europe.

Tesla, Germany, Sales, Electric Vehicles, Europe

133 points by ZeljkoS 51 days ago | 220 comments

Tesla's sales plummet across Europe (ft.com)
Tesla’s sales plummet across Europe

Tesla, Europe, Automotive Industry, Sales, Business

41 points by mirzap 57 days ago | 44 comments

OpenAI Sales Agent Demo (twitter.com)

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Sales, Demo

58 points by pr337h4m 57 days ago | 39 comments

Tesla sales plummet in the UK, France, and Germany (arstechnica.com)
Tesla sales in Europe have driven off the dockside and into the water.

Tesla, Automotive Industry, Europe, Sales, Business

218 points by rbanffy 57 days ago | 219 comments

Tesla January sales plunged 63% in France (tipranks.com)
Tesla’s (TSLA) January sales plunged 63% in France, the second biggest market in the European Union for electric vehicles (EVs).

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, France, Automotive Industry, Sales

34 points by belter 59 days ago | 22 comments

New iPhone buyers do care about Apple Intelligence (9to5mac.com)
Apple positioned the iPhone 16 as the first model “built from the ground up for Apple Intelligence.” But until the company shared iPhone sales numbers, we didn’t know whether customers would care or not. Now, the answer seems clear.

Apple, Smartphones, Consumer Behavior, Sales

7 points by mgh2 59 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla Sales Decline in California with Model 3 Plunging 36% (bloomberg.com)
Tesla Inc. registered fewer cars in California in all four quarters of 2024, as sales of its second-most important model plunged 36% for the year.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, California, Automotive Industry, Sales

55 points by toomuchtodo 59 days ago | 39 comments

Tesla sales in Germany dropped 41% in 2024 (cleanenergywire.org)
U.S. carmaker Tesla, which is headed by highly controversial CEO Elon Musk, registered the biggest slump of new registrations among all electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in Germany last year.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Germany, Automotive Industry, Sales

61 points by belter 64 days ago | 104 comments

Toyota reduces price of new hydrogen car with $15,000 of free fuel (hydrogeninsight.com)
The Mirai XLE is now the cheapest new car in the US — following a sales slump attributed to high H2 fuel prices and widespread refuelling problems

Automotive, Hydrogen Fuel, Pricing, Sales, US Market

33 points by namanyayg 68 days ago | 105 comments

Show HN: Our journey to find Ideal Customers led us to create LeadTalk.ai (leadtalk.ai)
LeadTalk empowers sales and marketing teams to identify and prioritize high-fit accounts, helping you focus on what matters most: closing deals and driving revenue.

Sales, Marketing, Business Development, AI, SaaS

10 points by asharrizqi 69 days ago | 1 comments

Apple Falls to Third Place in China's Smartphone Market Amid Sales Decline (macrumors.com)
Apple has experienced a significant decline in iPhone sales in China, dropping from the leading position to third place in the country's smartphone market during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Apple, Smartphone Market, China, Sales, Business

4 points by bentocorp 72 days ago | 0 comments

Apple's iPhone Sales in China Plunged 18% in Holiday Quarter (bloomberg.com)
Sales of Apple Inc. iPhones dived 18.2% in China during the December quarter, according to independent research, a major setback for the company in its biggest market after the US.