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Vending machine dispenses cars in China

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and US automaker Ford have introduced a car vending machine in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. The facility does not have a salesman and customers can simply buy a car in under 10 minutes.

 

March 28, 2018
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