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Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

26 May 2023

Tadeu Marroco, new chief executive of BAT. Source: Supplied

Tadeu Marroco takes the helm at British American Tobacco

16 May 2023

Avtovaz's Bo Andersson says Russia's car market will remain tough this year. Image:

Russia's Avtovaz reports net loss

31 Mar 2014

Top of the range Honda Civic Type R. Image: Wikipedia

Honda will cut UK jobs on weak European car demand

26 Mar 2014

The Recon ski mask provides real-time information to skiers. Image:

Networked masks set to revolutionise skiing

18 Mar 2014

David Cameron and Angela Merkel will collaborate on Europe's next 5G network. Image: Wikipedia

Britain, Germany to collaborate on 5G mobile network

11 Mar 2014

Porsche expects to sell 50,000 Macan models a year. Image:

Luxury carmakers looking at SUVs

6 Mar 2014

Ferrari's latest California T. Image:

Smaller cars may boost European recovery

5 Mar 2014

Tribo-electric generators allow any motion to be converted to electrical power. Image:

'Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?

5 Mar 2014

Mozilla's Firefox OS is becoming increasingly popular for inexpensive new smartphones. Image:

Firefox to power US$25 smartphone

3 Mar 2014

Sony's waterproof Xperia Z2. Image:

Mobile world prods tablets to get off the sofa

28 Feb 2014

BlackBerry's new Q20 Image:

Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola search for lost glory

27 Feb 2014

Huawei's new Talkband. Image:

Smartphones dissect lives of navel-gazing owners

27 Feb 2014

Nokia's new X phone, uses Android's operating system rather than Windows Phone. Image:

Nokia's new Android smartphone despite Microsoft

26 Feb 2014

Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone. Image:

Samsung launches flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone

26 Feb 2014

Millions of objects gobbling tiny bits of data will put excessive pressure on existing telecommunications networks. Image:

One-second movie downloads on next mobile network

24 Feb 2014

The Mobile World Congress starts next week in Barcelona. Image: Wiki Commons

Samsung seeks to wow mobile world with new smartphone

21 Feb 2014

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

19 Feb 2014

Volvo is cutting jobs to reduce costs and put it in a more profitable position. Image: Volvo

Volvo cuts 2,400 more jobs as truck sales drop

8 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent is returning to profitability after years of losses. Image: Fotomek

Alcatel-Lucent - from losses to profits

7 Feb 2014

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 2014

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

30 Jan 2014

Philips' chief executive Frans van Houten says the company is on track to achieve its 2016 objectives. Image: Wiki Images

Philips reports sharp switch into annual profit

29 Jan 2014

Coca Cola says it will probably close four bottling plants in Spain. Image:

Coca-Cola to close four bottling plants in Spain

24 Jan 2014

Nokia's Risto Siilasmaa says the company's fortunes are improving after selling its handset business to Microsoft. Image:

Nokia mobile sales drop ahead of Microsoft handover

24 Jan 2014

Renault's top-selling Duster has recently been launched in South Africa. Image:

Renault's sales rise thanks to low-cost cars

22 Jan 2014

Airbus has outperformed Boeing in terms of deliveries in 2013 as orders for the new A320neo keep streaming in. Image: Airbus

Airbus beats Boeing with record sales in 2013

15 Jan 2014

Jaguar sold a record number of cars in 2013 as the car market internationally shows signs of revival. Image:

Jaguar Land Rover posts record sales in 2013

13 Jan 2014

Nespresso has withdrawn its counterfeiting charge against the Ethical Coffee Company for copying its capsules. Image: Nespresso

Nespresso drops coffee capsule lawsuit

8 Jan 2014

Car sales in Europe remain weak as France had its worst sales in 15 years. Image: ideas go free

French car sales hit 15-year low in 2013

6 Jan 2014

Fiat's Sergio Marchionne has engineered the takeover of Chrysler and plans to make the merged entity into a major car manufacturer operating on a global scale. Image:

Fiat shares surge on Chrysler merger

3 Jan 2014

The European manufacturing sector is showing signs of improvement. Image: beeboys

Europe's manufacturing sector posts highest growth in 31 months

3 Jan 2014

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Avtovaz's Bo Andersson says Russia's car market will remain tough this year. Image:

Russia's Avtovaz reports net loss

31 Mar 2014

Top of the range Honda Civic Type R. Image: Wikipedia

Honda will cut UK jobs on weak European car demand

26 Mar 2014

The Recon ski mask provides real-time information to skiers. Image:

Networked masks set to revolutionise skiing

18 Mar 2014

David Cameron and Angela Merkel will collaborate on Europe's next 5G network. Image: Wikipedia

Britain, Germany to collaborate on 5G mobile network

11 Mar 2014

Porsche expects to sell 50,000 Macan models a year. Image:

Luxury carmakers looking at SUVs

6 Mar 2014

Ferrari's latest California T. Image:

Smaller cars may boost European recovery

5 Mar 2014

Tribo-electric generators allow any motion to be converted to electrical power. Image:

'Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?

5 Mar 2014

Mozilla's Firefox OS is becoming increasingly popular for inexpensive new smartphones. Image:

Firefox to power US$25 smartphone

3 Mar 2014

Sony's waterproof Xperia Z2. Image:

Mobile world prods tablets to get off the sofa

28 Feb 2014

BlackBerry's new Q20 Image:

Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola search for lost glory

27 Feb 2014

Huawei's new Talkband. Image:

Smartphones dissect lives of navel-gazing owners

27 Feb 2014

Nokia's new X phone, uses Android's operating system rather than Windows Phone. Image:

Nokia's new Android smartphone despite Microsoft

26 Feb 2014

Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone. Image:

Samsung launches flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone

26 Feb 2014

Millions of objects gobbling tiny bits of data will put excessive pressure on existing telecommunications networks. Image:

One-second movie downloads on next mobile network

24 Feb 2014

The Mobile World Congress starts next week in Barcelona. Image: Wiki Commons

Samsung seeks to wow mobile world with new smartphone

21 Feb 2014

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

19 Feb 2014

Volvo is cutting jobs to reduce costs and put it in a more profitable position. Image: Volvo

Volvo cuts 2,400 more jobs as truck sales drop

8 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent is returning to profitability after years of losses. Image: Fotomek

Alcatel-Lucent - from losses to profits

7 Feb 2014

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

Dry weather in Brazil drives up coffee price

5 Feb 2014

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

Fiat changes name, disappoints with profits

30 Jan 2014

Philips' chief executive Frans van Houten says the company is on track to achieve its 2016 objectives. Image: Wiki Images

Philips reports sharp switch into annual profit

29 Jan 2014

Coca Cola says it will probably close four bottling plants in Spain. Image:

Coca-Cola to close four bottling plants in Spain

24 Jan 2014

Nokia's Risto Siilasmaa says the company's fortunes are improving after selling its handset business to Microsoft. Image:

Nokia mobile sales drop ahead of Microsoft handover

24 Jan 2014

Renault's top-selling Duster has recently been launched in South Africa. Image:

Renault's sales rise thanks to low-cost cars

22 Jan 2014

Airbus has outperformed Boeing in terms of deliveries in 2013 as orders for the new A320neo keep streaming in. Image: Airbus

Airbus beats Boeing with record sales in 2013

15 Jan 2014

Jaguar sold a record number of cars in 2013 as the car market internationally shows signs of revival. Image:

Jaguar Land Rover posts record sales in 2013

13 Jan 2014

Nespresso has withdrawn its counterfeiting charge against the Ethical Coffee Company for copying its capsules. Image: Nespresso

Nespresso drops coffee capsule lawsuit

8 Jan 2014

Car sales in Europe remain weak as France had its worst sales in 15 years. Image: ideas go free

French car sales hit 15-year low in 2013

6 Jan 2014

Fiat's Sergio Marchionne has engineered the takeover of Chrysler and plans to make the merged entity into a major car manufacturer operating on a global scale. Image:

Fiat shares surge on Chrysler merger

3 Jan 2014

The European manufacturing sector is showing signs of improvement. Image: beeboys

Europe's manufacturing sector posts highest growth in 31 months

3 Jan 2014

Audi says it will invest heavily in modernising its plant and selling more cars. Image: Audi

Audi to invest €22bn in new models and technology

31 Dec 2013

Nelson Mandela's Rivonia Trial recordings are being digitised and made available to the public by a French company. Image:

French institute to restore, digitise Mandela trial recordings

24 Dec 2013

Aston Martin's new range of cars will use a purpose-built V8 engine made in conjunction with Daimler's AMG division. Image:

Daimler teams up with Aston Martin on engines

20 Dec 2013

GM to dump Chevrolet brand in Europe by 2016

6 Dec 2013

Russia's first smartphone, the YotaPhone, with two screens. Image:

First Russian smartphone launched in Moscow

5 Dec 2013

Saab's are back in production for the Chinese market. Image: Wiki Images

Saab to enter Chinese market after two-year break

2 Dec 2013

The Iranian version of the Peugeot 405. Image: Wiki Images

Renault, Peugeot likely to profit from Iran deal

26 Nov 2013

Lafarge's Hope factory. Results for the company disappointed analysts. Image: Wiki Images

Lafarge disappoints with profit but holds targets

7 Nov 2013

Steve Ballmer says Microsoft must reinvent itself. Image: Wiki Images

Microsoft needs to restart says Ballmer

6 Nov 2013

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

AB InBev reports better than expected third quarter

4 Nov 2013

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