《每日一读》2014高考英语考前突破阅读理解素材：财经新闻 日立将铁路业务转移至英国.doc

日立将铁路业务转移至英国JapaneseelectronicsfirmHitachisaysitwillmoveitsglobalrailbusinessfromJapantotheUnitedKingdom.日本日立电子公司宣布将其全球铁路业务从日本转移至英国。Thefirmsaysithopesthemovewillhelpittoexpandtherailbusinessto4,000workersfromthecurrent2,500.Itplanstoincreaserevenuefrom2bneurosto3bneurosoverthenextfewyears.LastJuly,Hitachiwona£1.2bndealtomakethenextgenerationofinter-citytrainsinNewtonAycliffe,CountyDurham,whereitisbuildingafactory.Thatwillinitiallyemploy750workerswhenitopensnextyear.ThemoveisanunusualoneforaJapanesecompany,andputsitgeographicallynearertoitsmaintrain-buildingrivals,suchasSiemensofGermany.TheBBC'sindustrycorrespondent,JohnMoylan,alsosaysitwillboostHitachi'sBritishcredentialsinthewakeofrowsoverrailcontractsbeingawardedtoforeignfirms.'Significant'Inastatement,thegovernmentdescribedthemoveasahugevoteofconfidenceinBritain,itsworkforceanditsrailindustry.Hitachimanufactureseverythingfromnuclearpowerplantstoconstructionmachinerytotelevisions;itsraildivisionisrelativelysmall,employingaround2,500ofHitachi's326,000workers."Today'sannouncementisasignificantsignofintentbyHitachitogrowitsbusinessintherailmarket,"saidAlistairDormer,chiefexecutiveoftheglobalrailsystemsbusiness."BoththeUKandJapanremainimportantasmarketsforHitachiRail,andwithourtrainfactoryinthenorth-eastofEnglandnowunderconstruction,wewillworktorealiseourexportpotentialfromtheUK,expandingintoEuropeandemergentmarkets."Thefirmreportedprofitsof126billionyenforthethree-monthperiodto31December2013.