Multinationals performance
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-08-08 09:30
Audi
German automaker Audi AG said it sold 38,838 vehicles in
China (including Hong Kong) in the first six months of this year, compared to
19,996 in the same period of last year.
The company built 457,806 vehicles in the first half of this
year, a year-on-year rise of 10.7 per cent.
The firm expects the global car market to make further
progress in the second half of this year, with China remaining the driving
force.
Unilever
Consumer goods giant Unilever reported that its global
turnover increased 5.8 per cent in the first half of the year, with underlying
sales growth of 3.4 per cent.
Improved distribution and innovations related to brands such
as Omo, Zhonghua, Lux and Pond's helped Unilever secure a greater slice of the
market and contributed to its share gains.
The company enjoyed underlying sales growth of 30 per cent
in China in the first half of 2006.
"We are still underweight in China. Our business there is
only one-third the size of that in India," said Unilever Group Chief Executive
Patrick Cescau. "But thanks to high-quality innovation and better distribution,
Unilever's share of wallet in this huge consumer market is growing fast," he
added.
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