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1.11.4 South Africa
South Africa is the third-largest air conditioner market in Africa after Egypt and Nigeria. Reinforced by its abundant natural resources, South Africa shows potential for further economic growth. It i...
1.11.3 Algeria
Air conditioner market size of Algeria was estimated at about 250,000 units in 2012, up 25% from 2011. According to China Customs, imports of air conditioners from China topped 1 million units in 2012. Of them, Midea and Gree each took slightly more than 250,000 units, while imports from Hisense and Samsung both surpassed 180,000 units. Imports from TCL, Galanz, and Aux are also rising shar...
1.11.2 Nigeria
Air conditioner market size of Nigeria is estimated at about 510,000 units in 2012, a 19% increase from the previous year. According to China Customs, the number of imported air conditioners fr...
1.11.1 Egypt
Egyptian air conditioner demand came to 632,000 units in 2012, up 10% from the previous year. According to China Customs, air conditioner units imported from China grew by 35% year on year to r...
1.11 Africa
The World Bank estimates the economic growth rate of Africa at 5.2% in 2012. Excluding South Africa, growth in other countries in the African region reached 6.4%. Africa’s power and housing inf...
1.10.3 Mexico
Real GDP growth in Mexico came to 3.9% year on year in 2012. While the economic growth rate tends to underperform and income disparity is another problem, with a population of more than 100 million and a large youth population, Mexico is a promising market expected to show higher consumer activity in the future. The county also has the geographical advantage of being located between the United Sta...
1.10.2 Argentina
Argentina is the second-largest air conditioner market in Latin America after Brazil. Argentine air conditioner market size is estimated at more than 1.2 million units in 2012, a slight increase over ...
Component Industry News in Brief: Daikin
The ‘Uru Sara 7’ series air conditioners, which were released in November 2012, have continued to sell well. Their total sales since the release attained nearly 3-fold growth compared to those of the models in the same classes released in 2011. The company aims to secure a more than 20% share in the Japanese air conditioner market in 2013.cialiscialislevitraorder generic levitraorder generic levit...
Component Industry News in Brief: Sharp
Taking steps for expanding the home electric appliance business in the Middle East, the company intends to extend the line of products for users in the upper class, centering on air conditioners with a Plasma-cluster ion emitter, air purifiers, refrigerators, washing machines and LCD TVs.cialiscialislevitraorder generic levitraorder generic levitralevitra side effects nihlevitra side effects nih.a...
Keeping your car cool as temperatures rise
2013-05-23 With spring now in full force, it’s time to make sure your vehicle’s air conditioning system is ready to keep things cool as the heat of summer driving approaches. There are several items that every vehicle owner can check out on their own, while other jobs should probably be left to a trained professional technician. The first and easiest task is to just check the function of th...
