外企头条:通用汽车泰国厂卖给了长城汽车
通用汽车正在采取果断行动转变其国际业务。17日,通用汽车宣布,将逐步减少在澳大利亚和新西兰的销售、设计和工程运营,并在2021年前淘汰霍顿品牌。公司预计将产生约3亿美元的净现金费用,现金和非现金费用总额超过11亿美元。
同时,公司还表示将把市场战略重点放在通用汽车特种车辆业务上,希望专注于能够带来强劲回报的市场。当天,通用汽车与长城汽车签署了具有约束力的协议,宣布长城汽车将收购通用汽车的泰国罗勇府汽车制造厂,并将在2020年底前从泰国国内市场撤出雪佛兰。
对长城汽车而言,此次收购将帮助公司在泰国及东盟市场的发展。长城汽车将以泰国为中心辐射整个东盟地区,将产品出口到东盟其他国家及澳大利亚等国。而对于通用汽车,停止在罗勇府工厂的生产,这一决定是基于它的全球战略和优化其在世界各地的制造工厂。通用汽车指出,将罗勇府工厂出售给长城汽车是该基地未来发展的最佳选择,该交易也将对供应商及相关经济活动产生利好。
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丹佛斯计划2030年前实现碳中和
Danfoss Targets CO2 Neutrality By 2030
丹佛斯宣布将于2030年前在全球所有业务区域实现碳中和,以此开启一段雄心勃勃的旅程。
Danfoss is now embarking on an ambitious journey to become CO2 neutral in all of the companys global operations at the latest by 2030。
目前,丹佛斯正开始一系列新的举措,进一步降低能耗,并着力将公司在全球各地运营机构的能源需求转向可再生能源。
The Danfoss Group has within recent years lowered its global energy intensity considerably。 Now, additional activities are initiated to further reduce energy consumption and transition the remaining energy demand at all Danfoss operations towards renewable energy。
另外,丹佛斯还计划在2030年前全部采用电动汽车作为公司货运用车。
Furthermore, Danfoss commits to change its company car fleet to become all electric by 2030。
上述举措是公司为2030年前实现全球业务碳中和而做出的努力。公司将不断更新计划,并随时准备利用新出现的能源技术以实现目标。
These initiatives are all steps towards being CO2 neutral in all of the companys global operations at the latest by 2030。
丹佛斯目前正在制定更为详尽的计划来实现这些目标,包括如何平衡二氧化碳带来的潜在影响、商业条款和长期的工厂排放等。
Danfoss is now working on detailed plans on how to reach the targets including how to balance potential CO2 impact, commercial terms and long-term factory footprint considerations。
总体方针是“能效优先”的前提下,支持可再生能源在整个能源体系中份额的提升。对绿色能源需求的降低意味着对电网扩建、储能、后备能力和能源进口投资的减少。
The overall approach is “energy efficiency first” that also supports a high share of renewables。 Less green energy needed means that less investments are needed for grid extension, energy storage, back-up capacities and energy imports。
最后,由可再生能源驱动的电气化是丹佛斯实现业务脱碳的有力工具。
Finally, electrification, powered by renewables, is an enabling tool that will allow Danfoss to decarbonize the business。
联合技术公司公布2019年业绩
United Technologies Reports 2019 Results
联合技术公司公布了2019年第四季度和全年业绩,以及对普惠和柯林斯宇航系统的2020年业绩展望。
United Technologies Corp。 reported fourth quarter and full year 2019 results and announced its 2020 outlook for Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace Systems。
2019年第四季度的销售额为196亿美元,同比增长8%,包括1个百分点的有机销售额增长、8个百分点的净收购收益以及1个百分点的外汇损失。
Fourth quarter sales of $19.6 billion were up 8 percent over the prior year, including 1 point of organic sales growth and 8 points of net acquisition benefit, offset by 1 point of foreign exchange headwind。
2019年全年销售额为770亿美元,同比增长16%,包括5个百分点的有机销售额增长、12个百分点的净收购收益以及1个百分点的外汇损失。
Full year sales of $77.0 billion were up 16 percent over the prior year, including 5 points of organic sales growth and 12 points of net acquisition benefit, offset by 1 point of foreign exchange headwind。
联合技术公司董事长兼首席执行官贺国瑞表示:联合技术在2019年实现了创纪录的销售额、调整后每股收益和自由现金流,这要归功于航空业务持续展现出的强大实力,以及奥的斯的利润回归增长。
“United Technologies delivered record sales, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow in 2019 on continued aerospace strength and a return to profit growth at Otis,” said UTC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Hayes。
“有机销售额增长了5%,调整后的收益和自由现金流均超过我们预期的最高值。”
“Organic sales grew 5 percent and adjusted earnings and free cash flow exceeded the high end of the ranges we expected。 ”
2020年展望,考虑到即将进行业务调整,雷神技术公司的销售额、调整后每股收益和自由现金流展望将在合并完成后提供。
Outlook for 2020。 Given the upcoming portfolio actions, the outlook for sales, adjusted EPS and free cash flow for Raytheon Technologies will be provided after the merger closes。
亚马逊取消儿童汽车座椅在英国销售
Amazon Withdraws Child Car Seats Sale In The UK
据英国媒体报道,出于安全方面的考虑,亚马逊已经从其网站上撤下几款儿童汽车座椅,因为它们与去年发现的所谓“杀手座椅”类似。
Amazon has pulled several childrens car seats from its site over safety concerns, after they appeared similar to so-called “killer seats” which were found on sale last year。
报道称,这些儿童座椅没有安全标签,售价仅3.99英镑。
They were said to have no safety labels on them with one as cheap as £3.99。
其设计据说与2014年萨里贸易标准公司调查后从该网站下架的有安全隐患面料的座椅相似。
The design was said to be similar to fabric-based seats removed from the site in 2014 following an investigation by Trading Standards in Surrey。
亚马逊的一位发言人表示,安全“对我们来说极其重要,我们很遗憾这些产品是从使用我们商店的第三方卖家那里获得的”。
A spokesman for Amazon said safety was “extremely important to us and we regret that these products were available from third party sellers using our stores”。
德国在线银行N26决定离开英国
The German Online Bank N26s Decision To Leave UK
据报道,总部位于柏林的N26近日宣布,它将不再能够在该国运营,因为在英国退欧后,它将没有适当的许可证来运营。这家初创公司将于4月15日关闭所有英国账户。
Berlin-based N26 announced recently that it would no longer be able to operate in the country as it wont have the appropriate license to do so after Brexit。 The start-up will be closing all U.K。 accounts on Apr。 15, by reports。
2018年10月,也就是英国脱欧公投两年后,该公司开始进军英国市场。
The firm made its U.K。 foray in October 2018, over two years after the U.K。 referendum on its EU membership。
N26成立于2013年,在全球拥有500万用户。该公司已从贝宝联合创始人泰尔、腾讯等投资者那里筹集超过6.8亿美元的资金。
Founded in 2013, N26 has picked up an impressive 5 million users around the world。 The company has raised over $680 million from investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Chinese tech giant Tencent。
该公司去年的估值为35亿美元,是欧洲最大的金融科技公司之一。
It was valued at $3.5 billion last year, making it one of the biggest fintech firms in Europe。