Chinese cars are taking over the global south

“Styling, build quality and polish” were “frankly lacklustre”. The review in Car and Driver, a respected motoring publication, of a vehicle made by BYD on display at the Detroit Motor Show in 2009 was hardly encouraging for a car that its Chinese manufacturer hoped to start exporting to America in a few years. Source link

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Smalto relaunches under aegis of new owners

Smalto is beginning a new chapter. The menswear house founded in 1962 by Italian-born couturier Francesco Smalto, which used to dress princes, heads of state, actors, and sportsmen, is being relaunched following its purchase by new investors. The investors are four Parisians active in real estate, linked by their friendship and eager to bring the…

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