Yingli in the first half of 2013 rode the wave of solar growth in its home market in China to retain the dominant position in the global business for photovoltaic (PV) modules, according to IHS. The company shipped 1,450 megawatts worth ...
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French automobiles and motorcycles manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën has launched a new family of diesel engines project at the Française De Mécanique plant in Douvrin, in northern France. PSA Peugeot Citroën noted ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has signed a new strategic agreement with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) in Tianjin, China. The agreement was signed by Volvo Car China operations senior vice ...
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The McLaren P1 is reportedly almost sold out, with only a handful still available to customers in Europe. Autocar reports every unit of the 673kW hybrid hypercar destined for markets in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and North and South ...
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Chinese car maker Geely is planning to sell vehicles co-developed with Volvo outside of its home market and into Europe and the US. Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd, which purchased ...
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Gates Carbon Drive has come a long way from its early days dressing up single-speed mountain bikes with near silent running and hassle-free—i.e., chain lube-free—maintenance. The company has racked up partnerships with a ...
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Chinese car maker Geely will start selling vehicles co-developed with Volvo from 2015, according to latest reports. Bloomberg reports Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd, which purchased Volvo from Ford for US$1.8 billion in 2010, is to ...
South Korea based automaker Hyundai Motor has launched the revamped version of its Elantra sedan in the home market in order to strengthen its presence. The new vehicle is powered by the 1.6L diesel engine that generates an output ...
Housing starts in Canada were trending at 187,416 units in July compared to 182,142 in June, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual ...
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The shake-out of the mobile phone market has continued with the news that Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic is to discontinue making smartphones. It comes a week after its rival NEC announced a similar withdrawal. However, ...
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Canalys has published its final second-quarter-2013 smartphone shipment estimates by vendor for the 50-plus countries that it tracks. Some 238.1 million units shipped in the second quarter, an impressive 50% on-year increase. And while ...
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Ferrari could be considering a return to Le Mans in 2015, an event it last won in 1965. Speculation is rife that Ferrari is contemplating a comeback to the French endurance event following a report from German publication Auto Motor und ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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US based vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) is planning to introduce its next-generation Chevrolet Spark mini car during the first half of 2015. The manufacturer is reported to have postponed the launch of its revamped Aveo small ...
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Japanese firm Ichimasa Kamaboko has established a $36m joint venture in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND), Jiangsu province, China, for the industrial production of soilless culture organic fungus and mushrooms. The JV, which is ...
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