Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd said on Monday it would buy the packaging and distribution operations of Coca-Cola in Vietnam and Cambodia, marking its expansion into the southeast Asian beverages market. Swire Pacific will pay $1.02 billion in cash for Coca-Cola Indochina, which packages and distributes the beverage in the two southeast Asian countries. The firm is… Continue reading Hong Kong’s Swire Pacific buys Coca-Cola bottling operations in Vietnam, Cambodia
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Snap introduces web version of photo messaging app Snapchat
Snap Inc said on Monday it is introducing the web version of its photo messaging app Snapchat, allowing users to chat, snap and video call from their computers. The company said that the feature will be exclusive to Snapchat+ subscribers beginning July 18 and will start with subscribers in the United States, the United Kingdom,… Continue reading Snap introduces web version of photo messaging app Snapchat
Instagram will let shoppers place orders and track packages in DMs
Instagram shoppers in the US will be able to pay for products directly in messages, the company announced today. Buyers will also be able to ask questions about products and track orders in the same message thread with merchants. Many small businesses on Instagram already field questions about products, arrange payments, and offer customer support… Continue reading Instagram will let shoppers place orders and track packages in DMs
Opinion: Renault Megane’s exit is a true watershed moment
If cars like the Ford Focus and Renault Mégane can be ditched, stalwarts of the streetscape for 26 and 27 years respectively, then we’re definitely entering a wholly different automotive industry. Funnily enough, I was only thinking this morning about how many of the cars we all grew up with will no longer be around by the time the… Continue reading Opinion: Renault Megane’s exit is a true watershed moment
UK fuel prices drop for first time in months
Petrol and diesel prices are beginning to fall for the first time in months in the UK, having soared well beyond record levels and pushed the average price of a fill-up far north of £100. The AA says the price of a tank of fuel has dipped by £1.50 since the beginning of the month, adding that… Continue reading UK fuel prices drop for first time in months
Renault Megane bows out of production after 27 years
The combustion-powered Renault Mégane has bowed out of production after 27 years and four generations, Autocar has learned, leaving behind the new electric hatchback of the same name. The fourth-generation Mégane was introduced at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show and went on sale the following summer. It was available in traditional five-door hatchback, estate and –… Continue reading Renault Megane bows out of production after 27 years
German car modifier reveals sporty converted Rolls-Royce Cullinan
A German car designer has revealed a modified, wide-bodied version of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV, with improved aerodynamics, carbonfibre detailing and uprated power. The revised Cullinan, which has been named the ‘Emperor’, has been hand-engineered by DMC Germany and also features a host of changes to its interior. Under the bonnet, the Cullinan has been equipped… Continue reading German car modifier reveals sporty converted Rolls-Royce Cullinan
New Ford F-150 Raptor R is 700bhp super-truck
The new Ford F-150 Raptor R is the most extreme version of the brand’s best-selling pick up yet. It’s the latest entry into the hardcore Raptor line-up of sporting off-roaders and is much quicker, larger and more potent than the hot pick-up that Ford sells in Europe, the Ford Ranger Raptor. That’s chiefly because, rather than a… Continue reading New Ford F-150 Raptor R is 700bhp super-truck
Hurry – grab a hot deal in our summer sale
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New 2023 Honda Civic Type R to be revealed this week
The new Honda Civic Type R will finally be unwrapped on Thursday, as the hugely anticipated hot hatchback enters its sixth generation and 25th year on sale. The hugely anticipated hot hatchback was previously teased in an image (below) which gave little away beyond confirming it will be marked out from the standard Civic by traditional red Type… Continue reading New 2023 Honda Civic Type R to be revealed this week