Of the 15 car manufacturing companies in India, eight have a market share of below 2 per cent, raising questions about their long-term future in a competitive market that has already seen Ford Motors
Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh have staged protests, demanding fair wages for their work, which includes making clothing for Western brands. These protests come a day after similar demonstrations left at least two people dead. Tens of thousands of workers at factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, two major industrial areas in Bangladesh, went on strike, leading to confrontations with the police who used tear gas and rubber bullets.
Chinese brands such as Haval, Chery and Geely now account for almost 40 per cent of Russia s new car sales, data from analytical agency Autostat and consulting company PPK showed