FiatChrysler Australia says it’s determined to turn the Fiat and Alfa brands from niche to serious volume players in the Australian market. The local subsidiary of the Italian-US alliance has introducing sharp driveaway pricing ...
Tags: Fiatchrysler, Niche Sales
The Alfa Giulia, the long-delayed replacement for the 159 (above), may not be sold in Australia when it’s eventually released. The Italian brand’s rival for the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class had been due ...
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz
Apple's 9.7-inch iPad supply chains are preparing for shipments of more than 10 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. The company's supply chains started gearing up for the release of a new 9.7-inch ...
Among the member associations of the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX), the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) Textile Machinery Association is by far the biggest. Around 120 of the most important ...
Tags: Textile
Piramal Glass, a leading glass packaging company in India, jumped on Monday after it registered a sharp rise in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 2013. During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 2.12 times to ...
Tags: Q2 Earnings, Piramal Glass
UK-based packaging firm Spectra Packaging has developed new packs for the Health and Beauty Company's Touchstone lotion and toner range of skin care products. The move was part of a deal signed by both the companies, under which Spectra ...
Tags: Skin Care Products, packaging firm
Carhartt, America's premium work wear brand since 1889, announced an extension to its camo apparel partnership with Realtree, the world's leading camouflage designer, marketer, and licensor. Two titans of workwear and camo have teamed ...
Visitor and exhibitor numbers revealed a positive response to the new show venue for Interior Lifestyle China when it was held September 25-27 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), Shanghai, China. Organized by Messe ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Nissan Juke is now on sale in Australia, targeting buyers in the rapidly expanding compact SUV market with standout styling and a sharp $21,990 starting price. The Juke’s belated Australian arrival comes more than three and a ...
Tags: Nissan Juke
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 3 A benchmark aerodynamics performance for a production car probably isn’t the reason the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, CLA200
Deal or no deal, the US Congress' dance with default impressed policymakers and investors in China and Japan with just how vulnerable their own economic revival plans are to the next political tantrum on Capitol Hill. The 11th-hour ...
Tags: Dollar Drama, Economy
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 3.5 Sweden’s last remaining medium car, the Volvo S60 sedan – and its Volvo V60 wagon sibling – has been ...
Upholstery source Henglin Chair is making its High Point Market debut this week in a 14,000-square foot showroom in Plaza Suites, space 401. The 15-year-old company produces its entire line at an 850,000-square-foot, company-owned ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, sofa, chair
The production of raw cotton is estimated to be less than 100,000 tons during the recently concluded 2012-13 cotton season, which is a sharp fall of 84,000 tons compared to previous season’s production, Gabriel Papusseco, assistant ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
Packaged LEDs on brink of general lighting take-over 11 Oct 2013 Analysts at IHS expect market to double to $7.1 billion over next three years. Unit sales of packaged LEDs for general lighting are set to triple between now and 2016 as ...
Tags: Packaged LEDs, General Lighting