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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Ford Motor Co. seeks to regain his leadership position on the sports cars in the U.S. economy by developing a new version of the Mustang, communicate their marketing strategy with vehicle manufacturers, cited by agency Reuters. The model 2011 will be released this year, the agency stated. The new Mustang has a 3.7-liter engine will have output of 305 horsepower and will spend about 8 liters per 100 kilometers. With these basic parameters the new model is superior rival in 2010 Camaro General Motors, which is 9 months already the market leader in sports cars. Ford announced in February that they had already taken nearly 11 000 orders for the new model, which is three times more than the previous model, marketed by the company. Overall, Ford’s sales exceeded those of GM last February, which is the first time since 1998.
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Tags: Camaro, economy model, Ford, Ford Motor, GM, Marketing, Mustang, U.S. economy
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
The European aerospace concern Airbus has not received in February 2010 orders for its aircraft, it is clear from the site of the company. Since the beginning of the year Airbus received 11 orders that were completed in January. During the second month of the year GW has signed only a memorandum of intent with Hong Kong Airlines, which plans to commission additional € 6 liner A330-200 already paid to 17 aircraft. In contrast, the main competitor of Airbus, the American Boeing, on March 2, already has contracts with 57 models 787 and 737. Official representative of Airbus, quoted by Agence France-Press, notes that nothing unusual had happened, and hastened to clarify that the data for last year, the concert was significantly ahead of its main competitor contracts. On December 1, ahead of Airbus Boeing in 194:93 ratio, but for the whole year the difference is even greater 310:263 in favor of European air-concern.
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Tags: air-concern, Airbus, battle, Boeing, contract
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
The European Union announced that nearly 100 million users of Microsoft Windows by mid-May will be asked to choose between the products of the American giant and its competitors under the terms of the agreement reached with the company forward AP, quoted by BTA. In March, Microsoft began sending to computers, working with operating system updates, thanks to the incorporation of computer users to be displayed screen, urging them to choose one or more than 12 browser to download and install the preferred program. The EU halted last case pending against Microsoft for violation of antitrust laws after the company proposed alternative browsers to Internet Explorer, which spreads along with operating system Windows.
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Tags: browser, Internet Explorer, microsoft, Microsoft Windows, operating, operating system, system, Windows, Windows browser
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Average 108 percent per year will increase mobile data traffic in the world for the 2009-2014 period, is predicted in an analysis of Cisco. According to the company’s annual survey of mobile data traffic will be increased to 3,6 exabytes per month, or about 40 exabytes per year by 2014 (1 exabyte equals 1 billion gigabytes). There are two major trends that substantiate this estimate, said the report – the proliferation of mobile devices and widely accessible mobile video consumption. Cisco Network security is among the top technology solutions. The security of the data is the highest degree, but it is extremely important for companies using these devices. According to Cisco’s index is possible by 2014 to have nearly 5 billion PCs connected to mobile networks and billions more device-device connections. The study found that mobile video will represent 66 percent of all mobile traffic by 2014. The companies like www.securecall.net are investing in their data security and investing more in developing this part of their development. This is very risky in years of economic crisis and the slowing of business, but will definitely give good results in the future.
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Tags: Cisco, Cisco Network security, Cisco Systems
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Internet is the way companies develop their business, market share and indeed to increase their clients worldwide. Marketing of large firms is based on the enormous cost of advertising, PR and promotions, but what a larger market than one-billion users Internet. Marketing Web Design makes it possible to make optimum optimization of your site, focusing on the target group of customers that want to work. Very large studies have been made on human behavior, indicating correct operation in the field of advertising. Studying of Graphic Design in Cambridge have made a number of scientists trying to find the optimal impact of graphics on consumers and stimulate their desire for a certain action. Scientifically proven that consumers are willing to see the exact details see otherwise stop somewhere and pressed to escape from your page. The more options you give them clicks, the more time you will spend on your page.
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Tags: Behaviour, Customer, Customer Behaviour, internet, larger market, users
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The luxury German car manufacturer Daimler plans to develop cars powered by electric to be sold in China, together with the company’s batteries BYD. The Agency notes that this transaction highlights the dependence of the maker of Mercedes-Benz from outside companies through the development of cars with zero emissions of carbon dioxide. The new Union of Germany’s continued “fashion” among European cars producers in recent years dealt with the developers of rechargeable batteries in order to gain market share increasing of low-emission vehicles. Earlier years the Japanese Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motos, also enter into joint factories with Panasonic, NEC and GS Yuasa Corp, which required them gave rechargeable batteries. The share of BYD on the Hong Kong stock exchange and investment guru Warren Buffett. The company is developing and selling batteries for Finland’s Nokia and U.S. Motorla. The company will provide know-how on building of rechargeable batteries, while Daimler will share experience in development of electric cars
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Tags: BYD, car, China, Daimler, electric, electric car, outside companies
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The officials of the Korean brand, officials and honored guests gathered in the Georgia state official opening ceremony of the first production base of the brand in West Point, Georgia with a capacity of 300 000 vehicles a year for distribution in North America and global markets. 500 guests visited the celebration, including the president of automotive concern Hyundai-Kia, Mongo-Kuu Chung, CEO of Kia Motors America, Biang Mo-Ann, the governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdyu and other officials. ‘We welcome the new home of Kia in West Point, Georgia,’ said Mr Ahn. ‘Hard work the whole team has helped the brand to make it the fastest growing automotive brand in the world. After presenting an entirely new Sorrento and the founding of the first production base in the United States, Kia is ready for further growth with the ultimate goal – a world leader in cars with high quality and innovative fresh approach. ” With an investment of $ 1 billion in size and 204 000 square meters of brand new factory occupies an area of 2 200 acres. Classifying are 4 main workshops for stamping, welding, painting and assembly. The new facility includes workshops for gear boxes, modules, and test and tape production line to a length of 3.2 kilometers. The main room for installation of car is equipped with conveyors for precise height adjustment for the convenience of the service teams and a maximum reduction of heavy physical labor. KMMG is the only plant in North America, whose floor is made of wood for a more favorable working environment.
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Tags: auto, automobile, automobiles, automotive, automotive concern, billion USD, car factory, cars, Georgia, Kia, Sorrento, USD
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Undergone a procedure of bankruptcy American automobile company General Motors announced it would return to profit of its European Opel division to profit in 2012, reported the British radio BBC. Michigan manufacturer for this purpose will pour 1.9 billion to restructure Opel, which is three times more money than originally announced. Currently, GM has asked the European Commission, which allow the countries in which cars are produced by the mark, to grant guaranteed loans amounting to 2 billion euros. The amount is by 700 million euros less than the previous similar inquiry by the U.S. manufacturer. GM plans over the next 5 years to put 11 billion euros in the development of new models complement the British media. Only this year have provided the prime ministers of eight new models, a new next four. By the BBC noted that the increase in funds provided for Opel, might prove difficult political task.
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Tags: American automobile company, automobile company, General Motors, profit, released
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
The sales of new cars increased dramatically in France, Italy and Spain in February, thanks to government programs for the replacement of old cars with new, summarizes agency Reuters. However, manufacturers and importers expect a decline in sales because money earmarked for these programs are on the decline is likely to be allocated new funds. Aggregated data by Reuters show that sales in February in France increased by 17.8 percent, to 179 926 cars in Italy – with 20.6 percent, to 200 560 cars, while in Spain – by 47% to 91 281 car. Sales grew in February and is due to the pattern of “demand at the last moment, when buyers wait for the last possible moment to take advantage of the promotions industry. This usually happens after stocks finish and importers and producers decided to drop in prices dramatically, but only 50-60 unsold cars. Such promotions are not always associated with government programs, noted representatives of sectoral associations from France and Italy. “At the moment, at the beginning of March is observed exceptionally meanly level of orders, which is an indisputable sign of the dire situation in which would become the Italian car market in the coming months,” predicted Representative of the Italian association of foreign car manufacturers UNRAE. Data Organization show that despite the good indicators for February compared to January 2010, but on an annual basis – February 2010 compared to the same month a year earlier, sales have fallen by 35%.
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Tags: BMW< new cars, increased sales, Italy, sale, saling, Southern Europe
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
New type of material that is sufficiently robust and sturdy, can be used to make houses recycled materials from everyday life. Welsh Affresol company plans to soon market their eco-panels for homes and portable modular buildings, made of material “thermo poly stone” (TPR). His description states that it is lighter than concrete, waterproof, fire and repel has exceptional insulating ability. TPR is made from recycled plastics and minerals. Technology of its production includes cold process with low energy consumption, which “makes plastic very strong structural element. The first two-family house, produced in this process technology is already show-Ruma in the factory of the company. The material was developed over two years with Cardiff University and Glamorgan. According to people Affresol, each house consists of about 18 tons recycled plastic useless.
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Tags: building, construction, Eco-homes, recycled materials
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