Hacker News with Generative AI: Sales

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 2 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 4 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 7 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.
Apple, China, Sales, Smartphones, Consumer Electronics
8 points by mfiguiere 8 days ago | 0 comments
EV, hybrid sales reached a record 20% of U.S. vehicle sales in 2024 (cnbc.com)
EVs, Hybrid Cars, Automotive Industry, Sales, U.S. Market
22 points by pseudolus 11 days ago | 0 comments
No Calls (keygen.sh)
When I first started Keygen, I had this idea in my head that I could create a company where I never had to get on a sales call — or any call.
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Remote Work, Sales
1603 points by ezekg 12 days ago | 516 comments
Tesla Sales Are Tanking in Europe (insideevs.com)
Tesla is having a rough time in Europe.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Sales
124 points by belter 14 days ago | 216 comments
iPhone Sales Drop 5% in Holiday Quarter After AI Disappoints (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc.’s iPhone sales declined about 5% globally in the final quarter of last year, hurt by underwhelming upgrades and competitors making inroads in China.
Apple, iPhone, Sales, Technology, China
9 points by mfiguiere 15 days ago | 2 comments
Ford's electric Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Mustang in 2024 (electrek.co)
Who said Ford’s electric crossover SUV wasn’t a real Mustang? The Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Ford Mustang for the first time last year as one of the top-selling EVs in the US.
Electric Vehicles, Ford, Automotive Industry, Sales
93 points by zfg 17 days ago | 92 comments
In my life, I've witnessed three elite salespeople at work (slate.com)
In my life, I’ve personally witnessed three elite salespeople at work.
Sales, Business, Personal Experiences
504 points by mooreds 23 days ago | 287 comments
iPhone sales in China fell for the 4th month in a row (9to5mac.com)
iPhone sales in China fell for the fourth successive month, amidst a sharp decline across all non-Chinese brands.
iPhone, China, Sales, Technology, Economics
10 points by mgh2 25 days ago | 1 comments
Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in at least 9 years (apnews.com)
Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in at least 9 years, with a 2.3% increase in the final quarter not enough to overcome a sluggish start to 2024 despite offers of 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases.
Tesla, Automotive Industry, Financial News, Sales, Business
93 points by nancyp 26 days ago | 269 comments
Ask HN: How to learn marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur? (ycombinator.com)
Hello, I failed with a several products that I built (easy part for devs like us) and then I didn't know how to get the product in front of customers, how to commercialize it, how to increase amount of users, etc.
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Startups
495 points by yu3zhou4 28 days ago | 203 comments
Acquiring My Work: A Primer (scalzi.com)
Several times a month I get an email or social media message from someone who wants to know what the “best” way to buy my work is so that I, the writer, get as much of their money as possible. I think this is lovely! Thank you for thinking about me, and also, in a larger sense, about writers in general.
Writing, Authors, E-books, Sales, Income
31 points by healsdata 29 days ago | 4 comments
Cold Email Handbook (za-zu.com)
There are few growth levers that could allow a single person to grow a startup from $0 to $1M ARR in a matter of months. There are even fewer that could be done with nothing but an internet connection and a laptop—and virtually no budget.
Cold Email, Startup Growth, Marketing, Sales
355 points by baxtr 51 days ago | 210 comments
Hyundai Has Best Month Ever in U.S. Electric SUV Sales Suddenly Double (electrek.co)
Hyundai, Electric Vehicles, Sales, Automotive Industry, United States
12 points by m463 55 days ago | 13 comments
Sales of Bibles Are Booming, Fueled by First-Time Buyers and New Versions (wsj.com)
Hallelujah! Bibles are a bright spot in books this year.
Religion, Books, Sales, Consumer Trends
7 points by paulpauper 57 days ago | 4 comments
Sony Confirms the Playstation 2 Has Sold over 160M Consoles Worldwide (ign.com)
In honor of the PlayStation's 30th anniversary, Sony has launched a webpage revealing some interesting facts in its history — including the long-speculated lifetime sales of the PlayStation 2.
Gaming, Sony, PlayStation, Sales, History
3 points by marban 62 days ago | 0 comments
Windows 10's farewell tour – not AI PCs – set to drive laptop sales in 2025 (theregister.com)
The global laptop market is forecast to grow by 4.9 percent during 2025, but commercial upgrade cycles and the looming Windows 10 end of life are driving this rather than demand for AI-capable PCs.
Hardware, Operating Systems, Laptops, Sales, Forecasts
19 points by rntn 63 days ago | 28 comments
Ten best selling CPUs on Amazon are all AMD chips (pcgamer.com)
CPUs, Amazon, AMD, Hardware, Sales
28 points by doener 69 days ago | 11 comments
Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name?
Domain Names, Business, Sales, User Experience
8 points by r2b2 69 days ago | 2 comments
Save 100% on Half-Life 2 on Steam (steampowered.com)
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.
Gaming, Sales, Steam, Half-Life
5 points by yq 72 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: PersuAIsion – Realtime voice agents to practice important conversations (persuasiondojo.com)
Master persuasion through lifelike scenarios in sales, negotiations, and difficult conversations
Artificial Intelligence, Communication Skills, Sales, Negotiation, Training
17 points by ssukumar123 77 days ago | 8 comments
BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time (ft.com)
Electric Vehicles, Sales, BYD, Tesla, China
98 points by leto_ii 90 days ago | 122 comments
Kia will ramp up EV3 output as demand for its affordable electric model surges (electrek.co)
After charging up third-quarter sales, Kia plans to ramp up output of its new low-cost EV3 model. The compact electric SUV helped boost Kia’s EV sales numbers in the third quarter.
Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Kia, Sales, Demand
10 points by peutetre 95 days ago | 10 comments
iPhone 16 sales in China are great, despite Apple Intelligence uncertainty (9to5mac.com)
Ahead of Apple’s quarterly earnings later this month, we’re getting a better picture of how the iPhone 16 line is selling—and it looks very good. The latest evidence is a report on sales in China, where Apple is seeing big launch numbers despite uncertainty around its Apple Intelligence rollout.
iPhone, Apple, China, Sales, Business
5 points by mgh2 102 days ago | 0 comments
Why targeting an ICP brings 10x more customers than you expected (asmartbear.com)
Targeting your “Ideal Customer Profile” (ICP) is the best way to differentiate and win sales, but does it limit your target market?
Sales, Marketing, Customer Acquisition
29 points by handfuloflight 108 days ago | 10 comments
Phone 16 Pro Demand Has Been Lower Than Expected, Analyst Says (macrumors.com)
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today said demand for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max has been "lower than expected" since the devices became available to pre-order in the U.S. and dozens of other countries on Friday.
Apple, iPhone, Smartphones, Sales, Consumer Tech
12 points by mgh2 135 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla Cybertruck sales surge 61% in July, outsells direct rivals (teslarati.com)
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Sales, Automotive Industry, Competition
26 points by ivewonyoung 137 days ago | 70 comments
Show HN: I made a tool to find purchase-ready leads from LinkedIn, X, and Reddit (ycombinator.com)
Lead Generation, Social Media, Marketing, Sales, Tools
10 points by Tanzirul 138 days ago | 0 comments