***Taiwan Ships 12.7 Million Notebooks
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 24 million
notebooks were shipped in 2000 and local manufacturers made 12.7
million units which held a 52.5% market share. IDC predicts that
in 2001, global shipments should reach 27 million notebooks, and
Taiwanese companies will own a market share of 56.3% with 15.2
million units. Production volume from China should contribute
around 14% of Taiwan's total shipments and 7.4% of the global
total.
Taiwanese manufacturers have been racing to buy land and rent
factories in China. The restrictions still stand, but notebook
companies such as Acer, Arima, Asustek, Compal, Inventec, Mitac,
Quanta, and Twinhead have already built factories in China. If
the Taiwan government lifts restrictions on local notebook
manufacturers entering China, shipments from the mainland could
reach two million units in 2001, the Market Intelligence Center
predicted.
If production volume increases at a rate of 80% each year, then
the China facilities could contribute 50% of total shipments from
Taiwanese companies in 2004.
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