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Tokyo, May 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Archive). Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor said Wedensday it increased its net profit by 10.3 percent in the fiscal year 2020 (which ended in March), to 2.24 trillion yen ($20 billion), thanks to cost reduction and some recovery in sales.ARCHIVE OF TOYOTA MOTOR.
Frankfurt (Germany), March 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Lukas Barth) High-end car manufacturer Audi's net profit went down 4.3% in 2020, to 3.774 million euros, and operating profit decreased 2,569 million euros, 43% less than in 2019, due to the drop in sales due to the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF AUDI HQ IN FRANKFURT.
Hong Kong, Feb 23 (EFE/EPA).- British bank HSBC announced Tuesday that its reported profit attributable to ordinary shareholders fell 34.7 percent in 2020 to $3.9 billion."In 2020, HSBC had a very clear mandate – to provide stability in a highly unstable environment for our customers, communities and colleagues," Group Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in the bank's annual report posted on its website.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: THE HSBC HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Tokyo, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese carmaker Nissan reported a net loss of 367.71 billion yen ($3.5B) in the first nine months of the fiscal year up to December 2020 although its performance improved in the most recent quarter.The firm posted an operating loss of 131.63 billion yen during that time period and its consolidated net revenue dropped 29.2 percent year-on-year to 5.32 billion yen, according to the company’s results published Tuesday. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).B-ROLL OF NISSAN SHOWROOM IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Seoul, Jan 8 (EFE/EPA).- Samsung Electronics announced Friday that it expects an operating profit of about 35.95 trillion won ($36,475 million) for all of 2020, 29.5 percent more than the year above, thanks to the increased demand for its main product, semiconductors.The South Korean company explained that it expects sales income for the entire year of about 236.26 trillion won ($215.570 million), 2.5 percent more compared to 2019.This improved performance responds to the limitation of the effects of the trade conflict between China and the US, which reached its worst levels in 2019, and the pandemic, which has increased demand, mainly for server chips. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: THE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS HEADQUARTERS SHOP IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.