The company's UK launch marks its first expansion outside the Americas, and is not expected to generate a profit until 2013.

The UK launch was on 8 June 2006.

Its official national UK launch took place in February 2007.

Analysts have suggested the UK launch of Netflix could provoke a new price war.

Chipie takes a further step towards world domination with the UK launch of full sunglasses, watch and spectacle frame collections.

Initially, only 30,000 A1200s were available at the UK launch.

The UK launch was delayed at least twice because of high demand for the vehicle in the US.

Company representatives said that the final phone, the 7 Surround, may or may not see a UK launch.

The timing of the Cavalier's UK launch was well judged.

The company pulled out of a UK launch in 2005, deciding instead to focus on its US business.