Volvo Cars reports several all-time-highs in 2023

STORY: Volvo Cars reports several all-time-highs in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Volvo Studio Stockholm 2. various of street view in Stockholm 3. various of shops in Stockholm STORYLINE: Volvo Cars said on Thursday that 2023 was a record-breaking year for the company, with more than 700,000 cars sold and the highest revenue and sales profit in its 97-year history. Revenues increased by 21 percent to 399.3 billion Swedish kronor (38.3 billion U.S. dollars), while the underlying operating profit excluding joint ventures and associates increased by 43 percent to 25.6 billion kronor, the carmaker said in its year-end report for 2023. A total of 708,716 cars were sold in 2023, following a year-on-year sales increase of 15 percent, according to the report. Volvo Cars, which was acquired by Chinese automaker Geely in 2010, has previously said that it aims to solely produce fully-electric cars by 2

PP-DB, GERB-UDF neck-and-neck to win Bulgaria's parliamentary elections: exit polls

STORY: PP-DB, GERB-UDF neck-and-neck to win Bulgaria's parliamentary elections: exit polls DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting for voting 2. various of people voting 3. various of the poll station STORYLINE: Two coalitions, We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) and GERB - Union of Democratic Forces (GERB-UDF) were neck-and-neck to win Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to exit polls. The exit poll by Alpha Research, one of the leading agencies for social and political research in Bulgaria, which was announced on Bulgarian National TV, said that PP-DB was expected to have 26.4 percent of the votes, against 25.5 percent for GERB-UDF. The other exit poll, by Gallup International, and announced on Bulgarian National TV, said that PP-DB was leading the elections with 25.6 percent of votes, while GERB-UDF took 24.8 percent. Alpha Research said the two coalitions were followed by the Movemen

Panasonic's HIT solar cell has best conversion efficiency

Panasonic's HIT solar cell has best conversion efficiency

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. shows its HIT solar cell, which has recorded the world's highest conversion efficiency, in Osaka, western Japan, on April 10, 2014. The solar cell has a conversion efficiency of 25.6 percent, surpassing the 25.0 percent recorded in 1999 by the University of New South Wales in Australia.

China Real Estate Investment Growth

A real estate complex and a construction site are seen in Yichang, Hubei province, on April 16, 2021. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to March 2021, the investment in real estate development nationwide reached 2,757.6 trillion yuan, up 25.6 percent year on year. Of this, the residential investment was 2,062.4 billion yuan, up 28.8%.

China Real Estate Investment Growth

A real estate complex is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, on April 16, 2021. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to March 2021, the investment in real estate development nationwide reached 2,757.6 trillion yuan, up 25.6 percent year on year. Of this, the residential investment was 2,062.4 billion yuan, up 28.8%.

China Real Estate Investment Growth

A real estate complex and a construction site are seen in Yichang, Hubei province, on April 16, 2021. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to March 2021, the investment in real estate development nationwide reached 2,757.6 trillion yuan, up 25.6 percent year on year. Of this, the residential investment was 2,062.4 billion yuan, up 28.8%.