Dell's once ground-breaking direct sales model, which spurns dealers and distributors in favour of internet orders, has been found wanting in the west. Now, the US PC giant has decided that Chinese customers also prefer a face-to-face relationship and so it has struck a deal with Gome, the country's largest retailer...   more »

A sign of the times. The new boss of Chrysler's Asia operations comes from SAIC, China's largest car maker. Philip Murtaugh was recently named as CEO for Chrysler's all-important Asian business, which includes the high-growth mass markets of Indian and China...   more »