"Right
now
we
are
looking
in
to
some
expansion
plans,"
Qu
told
analysts
after
his
company
reported
first
quarter
net
sales
of
$325.8m,
down
26.5%
from
a
year
ago,
and
a
net
loss
of
$21.3m
against
a
$5.9m
profit
in
the
first
quarter
of
2011.
Gross
margin
was
7.7%,
a
figure
Qu
sees
rising
to
8-10%
in
the
current
quarter.
Analyst
Kelly
Dougherty
of
Macquarie
who
asked
Qu
about
2013
production
capacity
acknowledged
it
is
a
"taboo"
subject
given
the
global
PV
equipment
oversupply.
Qu
says
Canadian
Solar
is
"looking
at
automation
of
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