It has done this by assembling vital technological and marketing assets with a highly skilled team.

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Shandong Heavy is reportedly planning further overseas deals to buy fairly inexpensive assets and gain technological expertise.

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But technological advances have made it economically feasible for these elite institutions to compete for the assets of the Volvo crowd.

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