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China's auto sector highlights of 2011 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

CHINA'S auto industry grew to a record size in 2011 and remained relatively buoyant despite the global economic slowdown. After two years of explosive sales growth, the overall passenger-car market did slow, but customers...

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Record exports for Chery 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

CHERY Automobile Co said it exported a record high 149,462 units in the first 11 months of this year, up 79.7 percent from the same period of 2010, the carmaker said. Total deliveries in November amounted to 55,616...

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White and silver top list of car colors 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

WHITE/WHITE pearl has emerged as the fastest growing color to equal silver as the world's leading automotive color choices. But silver still dominates the market in China, according to color trend reports. A...

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Delphi eyes China, other emerging markets 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

DELPHI said emerging markets including China would be the focus of its future investment as the former biggest United States auto parts supplier seeks to regain industry leadership, a company official said. Delphi...

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Dongfeng taps self brands 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

CHINA'S Dongfeng Motor Corp plans to invest 30 billion yuan (US$4.7 billion) in the next five years to build itself into one of the biggest domestic manufacturers of self-brand vehicles. The Chinese partner of...

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Auto parts makers need support to challenge foreign dominance 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

CHINA'S auto sales may be slowing, but the 100 million vehicle ownership in the world's biggest market creates a lucrative opportunity for the auto-parts and maintenance services sectors. "For China to become...

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French autos lack ooh-la-la in China 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

IF you set up a camera in front of Galeries Lafayette in Paris to count the number of customers on any given day, you would probably discover that more than a third of them are tourists from China. In the top-end department...

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New-car owners give autos higher marks 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

CHINESE owners of new vehicles are increasingly satisfied with their purchases as intense competition among brands and models has led to numerous redesigns and new models. J.D. Power Asia Pacific reported the satisfaction...

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Gas guzzling? Bosh! SUVs are hot 

Supplement | AutoTalk
2011-12-21

FOR his daughter's first birthday, Eric Yang, 30, an employee at a foreign advertising company in Shanghai, bought something more grandiose than a conventional toy. He purchased a new sport utility vehicle. Well,...

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Excellent incentives combine with stability and security 

Supplement | Eritrea
2011-12-19

FREE Zone integration and expansion will bring benefits for the country and investors. Exciting developments are taking place in Eritrea's free zones, which will make a huge impact on trade and productive output in...

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Investment, not charity, the key to future prosperity 

Supplement | Eritrea
2011-12-19

AS the mining sector opens up, Eritrea looks forward to building a sustainable economy."We need investments, real investments. Charity is not going to save Africa, or transform Africa into a real market." Speaking...

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Financial services branches out 

Supplement | Eritrea
2011-12-19

ERITREA is calling on Chinese investors for more infrastructural investment as it seeks to grow the finance sector. Sino-Eritrean business relations go back to the beginning of Eritrea's independence, and in recent...

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Lady Gaga: 'I still believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny' 

Supplement | StyleHai
2011-12-9

IN the litany of descriptive phrases that have been - and can be - applied to Lady Gaga, there's one that's easy to overlook: New Yorker. The pop goddess and Upper West Sider had the trait on full display in late...

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Lighting up McQueen's darkness 

Supplement | StyleHai
2011-12-9

ALEXANDER McQueen's suicide last year put designer Sarah Burton in the spotlight as she took over as creative head of the McQueen label. The fashion world has been watching to see if she's up to the challenge. ...

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New flagship store opens so fans can go gaga for Christmas 

Supplement | StyleHai
2011-12-9

FOR the grand opening of Gaga's Workshop, it seemed as if Lady Gaga chartered a sleigh, picked up Santa Claus and Willy Wonka along the way and landed recently at Barneys New York flagship on Madison Avenue. The...