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What did you do during lockdown? I was playing ‘Grand Theft Auto’

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(Reuters) – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O) sold over 15 million units of “Grand Theft Auto V” in the first two quarters of the year, as more people lapped up the action-adventure videogame to keep themselves entertained during lockdowns.

FILE PHOTO: A promotion for the computer game “Grand Theft Auto Five” is show in a Game Stop gaming story in Encinitas, California September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The company has sold 135 million units of the hit franchise since its launch in 2013, with Bernstein analysts saying that sales were almost catching up with the installed base of

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Auto Suspension System Market Upcoming Trends and Business Opportunities Industry Research Report 2029

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Pune, Maharashtra, India, July 31 2020 (Wiredrelease) Prudour Pvt. Ltd –: Latest Study Reports Auto Suspension System Market risk, opportunity, and market summary and Predictions 2020-2029 has been Added on market.us.

The Auto Suspension System Market report is given for the worldwide markets including growth, trends, competitive landscape study, and key regions development status (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa) 2020-2029. In-depth Analysis presents the possible segments including segmented according to producers, product type Independent Auto Suspension System, Non-independent Auto Suspension System, applications Passenger Car, LCV-Light Commercial Vehicle, HCV-Heavy Commercial Vehicle,

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Elon Musk Quietly Revealed a Brilliant Plan That Could Change the Auto Industry

dnrt8765 4 days ago

Tesla recently made headlines when it overtook Toyota as the most valuable automotive company in the world. That fact is pretty unbelievable when you compare the amount of cars each company sold last year:

Toyota sold about 10.7 million cars globally in 2019.

Tesla sold under 368,000.

Of course, Tesla has achieved its value more on the basis of future potential than present accomplishments. The company, under the leadership of its polarizing chief executive Elon Musk, has paved the way in producing electric vehicles, at a time when the world as a whole is moving towards using more sustainable sources

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Auto Giants Swing to Loss During Coronavirus-Driven Downturn — 4th Update

dnrt8765 4 days ago 
By Mike Colias and Ruth Bender

Ford Motor Co. posted a $1.9 billion operating loss in the second quarter, the latest global auto maker to report steep losses from factory closures as the pandemic’s financial fallout on the car business comes into focus.

Still, global auto makers this week said they expect profits to return in coming months — barring further factory disruptions related to Covid-19 — as the restart of production has mostly gone smoothly and buyer demand has been stronger than analysts expected when the crisis hit.

Ford’s second-quarter result was far better than the $5 billion operating

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