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17-Aug-18 Toyota will build additional capacity at its plant in Guangzhou, China, by 24 percent or 120,000 vehicles a year, in addition to increasing production in Tianjin by the same volume. The additional capacity is partly for electric vehicles. [image: Reuters / Aly Song]
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16-Aug-18 Geely Automobiles has surpassed its top three Japanese rivals to become the third-largest carmaker in China, following a 54% jump in net income for the six months through Jun-18, helped by models that appeal to the nation’s young consumers. [image: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg]
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13-Aug-18 Hanwha will earmark USD19.5 bn for investments and hire 35,000 workers in its largest-ever growth plan. Korean chaebol (conglomerates) Samsung, Hyundai, SK, LG and others have made similar announcements recently in response to government appeals to help the economy. [image: Business Korea]
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09-Aug-18 Crocs has announced it is closing the last of its manufacturing sites, which is in Italy, having already closed its Mexico site in Q2. But the footwear company asserted that it was not going out of business. [image: Michael Brochstein / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images]
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09-Aug-18 Logistics services company Dada-JD Daojia has raised USD500 mn from existing backers JD.com and Walmart to quicken the growth of its delivery network across China. Walmart has been pushing to integrate its retail network in China. [image: South China Morning Post]
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