PC China Manufacturing Migration

Chongqing and Chengdu, these rising western cities are increasingly being valued by the global PC giants. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Lenovo have entered in succession. This time, Acer also came.

With the world's top four PC giants marching to the west, the western region will become the next competition focus. Wang Jiping, manager of IDC China Computer Systems Research Department, further believes that “In the Chinese market, Lenovo is in an absolute leader position. Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer and other companies are in the second tier. With the integration of Acer’s PC business, Acer’s PC will be the second echelon next year. The ranking competition will be quite fierce."

Acer "Following the Wind" to Build Chongqing Base "The company will establish the second operational headquarters in the mainland and establish it as another global manufacturing center in Chongqing. Therefore, Chongqing will become an important base for Acer in China and the world in the future." Wang Zhentang explained the position of the Chongqing base in this way.

On December 1, Acer signed a contract with the Chongqing Municipal Government and plans to invest 150 million U.S. dollars in Chongqing to establish a global manufacturing base and operational headquarters. It is reported that this is Acer’s only compound base in the global strategic layout.

Previously, Acer had only one production base in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, and China's No. 1 Operational Headquarters in Shanghai, and this time, Acer's second headquarters in Chongqing will be tentatively scheduled to be Acer (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.

According to market research firm IDC, Acer Computer’s shipments in the third quarter of this year accounted for 13% of the global PC market, ranking second behind HP’s 17.6%. The data further showed that Acer's performance in the notebook computer market was particularly good in the third quarter, with shipments reaching 9.75 million units, surpassing Hewlett-Packard, and winning the first in a single season.

Wang Zhentang had previously said that Acer is expected to surpass HP in 2011 to become the world's largest portable computer manufacturer.

The Big Four Kills Cost to the West With Acer's current layout in Chongqing, the global PC giants Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Acer have all been “killed” to the west, including Hewlett-Packard, Acer and Chongqing, and Lenovo and Dell in Chengdu.

Just a month ago, Lenovo Group signed a contract with the Chengdu Municipal Government to announce the establishment of the Lenovo (Western) Industrial Base in Chengdu with an initial investment of more than US$100 million. The production base of the industrial base is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2011.

On the earlier September 16, Dell also announced that it will establish a Dell (Chengdu) flagship base in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, which is Dell's second major operation center after China’s succession to Xiamen, and is expected to invest in 2011. Operation.

Compared with Acer, Lenovo, and Dell, Hewlett-Packard is "hands-on" earlier in the West. Two years ago, Hewlett-Packard had announced that it would establish a single international brand integrated computer manufacturing base in Chongqing in the central and western regions at that time. On January 26 this year, HP's production base was formally completed and put into operation in Chongqing. It is reported that the production capacity is 4 million units.

“It is expected that in 2013 China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest PC sales nation, and all manufacturers believe that China will be an important battlefield.” Wang Jiping’s analysis of the “Huaxia Shibao” reporter on December 1st.

It is understood that from 2005 to 2008, many manufacturers chose to build factories in Suzhou, but now the government emphasizes the development of the western region, hoping to evenly distribute resources, and the policy is also tilting toward the west. At the same time, the eastern region is also emphasizing industrial upgrading. In recent years, the “labor shortage” in the East China and South China regions has also explained the shift of manufacturing to the west.

"Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Foxconn and other companies gradually formed a climate in the west, which has made it possible for PC manufacturers to move to the west." Wang Jiping believes that "from a cost perspective, the cost of transiting the west in the future will be better than that of the east, so it is more Many manufacturers have chosen the west."

"In the Chinese market, Lenovo is the absolute leader, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Acer are in the second tier. With the integration of Acer's PC business with Acer, the second-tier competition will be quite fierce next year." Wang Jiping next year China The analysis of the competition situation of various manufacturers in the PC market is said.

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