The BMW Group is maintaining its strong sales momentum: The number of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles delivered to customers worldwide in April climbed 14.6% to reach 116,391 (prev. yr. 101,591) vehicles. A total of 432,037 (prev. yr. 378,865 / +14.0%) vehicles were sold in the first four months of the year. Ian Robertson, member of… Read More →
PUMA announced today it will participate in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 after placing 2nd second overall in the 2008-2009 competition. The race, known as the “Everest of sailing,” begins in October 2011 in Alicante, Spain and ends in Galway, Ireland in June 2012. The eight stopovers in between include: Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya (China), Auckland,… Read More →
Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents.The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations… Read More →
Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have… Read More →
Greenpeace oceans campaigner Farah Obaidullah said: “If Europe wants fish tomorrow, Spain must stop overfishing today. Ministers gathering here should immediately take steps to reverse Spain’s ocean destruction at this critical time.” Tomorrow’s meeting in Vigo is the first step in reforming the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the instrument used to manage EU fishing fleets. The… Read More →
Sportlifestyle Company to offset CO2 Footprint of World Cup Teams’ Travels to and in South Africa Sportlifestyle company PUMA will completely offset its own global CO2 emissions to become the first carbon neutral company within the sportlifestyle industry, PUMA announced on Thursday at ‘The Business for the Environment Summit’ (B4E) in Seoul. In addition, PUMA will offset… Read More →
Affordable mobile solution launched to help connect rural consumers Beijing, China – Nokia today announced the launch of Ovi Life Tools (Nokia Ovi Sheng Huo Tong) in China. Designed for the emerging markets, Ovi Life Tools offers a wide range of information services covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment. The service addresses the needs of rural consumers… Read More →
In April the Panamera became Porsche’s best-selling model in the US for the first time. A record number of 678 customers chose the four-passenger Gran Turismo. The premium sports car manufacturer had to operate in a difficult overall market environment and sold 1,747 units from its current model lines to US customers. This is a fall of… Read More →
The sales growth of recent months continued in April for AUDI AG. With a worldwide increase of 18.1 percent to around 96,700 deliveries, the company posted record figures for the third month in succession. During the first four months, sales figures were 23.7 percent above the same period in the previous year, with around 360,750 cars sold…. Read More →
The Armani Group and Roca announce the formation of a joint partnership for the production and commercialisation of a new bathroom concept. The two companies have joined forces to capitalize on the experience and talent they possess as world leaders in their respective areas of expertise, and have pledged to create an intimate and elegant bathroom concept…. Read More →