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Chinese electric car companies cope with European tariffs
Chinese electric car companies cope with European tariffs
by  AFP

MG Motor, BYD and other Chinese electric car manufacturers say they will maintain their low sticker prices in Europe even after being hit with hefty tariffs this month. MG, the best-selling Chinese electric car brand in Europe, says it will guarantee its prices until the end of 2024, having stockpiled cars before the duties took effect.

Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
by  AFP

Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing on Thursday announced "a record high performance in fiscal 2024" with domestic profits in Japan boosted by hot summer weather and a tourism boom. Domestic Uniqlo stores maintained a "strategic inventory of core summer ranges through the end of the summer season" and enhanced its marketing initiatives, Fast Retailing said.

China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply
China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply
by  AFP

Strong state support and huge private investment have made China's solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home. The sector's supersonic expansion has overleveraged the domestic industry, overloaded China's grid and sparked a brutal price war, experts say.

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