Haier to sell 100,000 laptops in Pakistan, set up assembly plant

[khanboy007]

Haier laptops produced at the assembly plant will be labled “Assembles in Pakistan”. PHOTO: haier.com

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday signed contract with Haier China to procure 100,000 laptops under the Prime Minister’s youth scheme. Plans for setting up a laptop assembly plant in the outskirts of Lahore was also announced to have been approved in principle.

The agreement was signed in a ceremony at the Higher Education Commission secretariat in Islamabad accompanied by a meeting at the prime minister house that was chaired by Maryam Nawaz Sharif.

Director General, Information Technology HEC Anwar Amjad and Zhang Le, International Projects Manager, Haier Electrical Appliances Corp. Ltd. signed the contract.

The prime minister’s scheme aims to distribute 100,000 laptops during 2013-14.

The Prime Minister’s Youth Programme chairperson directed Haier Pakistan to establish a laptop assembly plant in Pakistan. The laptops produced in this plant will also carry the label of “Assembled in Pakistan,” she further directed.

Haier Electrical Appliances Corp Ltd General Manager Wang said that his company, “always focus on customers’ demands.”

The plant is expected to produce laptops of the same quality which are being imported.

COO Haier Pakistan Khalid Afridi, GM Haier Computers Tristan Wong, and Managing Director PTV Mohammad Malick were present at the meeting.

Haier to sell Pakistan 100,000 laptops, set up assembly plant – The Express Tribune

 

[Hyde]

what is the point of assembly plant only. It should be manufactured in Pakistan

Laptop is no longer a mind-blowing technology..

 

[Mythal]

"labled",“Assembles in Pakistan”
I hope they do not hire someone like this newspaper's editor.

 

[khanboy007]

what is the point of assembly plant only. It should be manufactured in Pakistan

Laptop is no longer a mind-blowing technology..

IMO it should have been manufacturing and that too at gwadar.....

assembling is still acceptable....but nonetheless something is better than nothing

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

It is set to manufacture in Pakistan.

 

[khanboy007]

It is set to manufacture in Pakistan.

its set to assemble manufactured products in Pakistan

 

[ziaulislam]

what is the point of assembly plant only. It should be manufactured in Pakistan

Laptop is no longer a mind-blowing technology..

its pretty unbeleivale this news..when we already see that PAC did a joint venture with some chinese company and already has a product that noone is buying. govt should have supported that project rather than bringing a new company.
if they do want to bring someone new, they should be asked to put assembly plant via a joint venture with local firm

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well we had the PC Tablet by Kamra what is wrong with that ?
Just needs a mini keyboard idea for students

 

[jay89]

Thats a good step. People complaining here to manufacture these Laptops must know you have to invest in R&D before you manufacture a silicon chip, for sure Pakistan does not have the Capability to produce these chips in mass numbers, this project should me considered as a step forward.

 

[Roybot]

Haier makes laptops

 

[jay89]

its pretty unbeleivale this news..when we already see that PAC did a joint venture with some chinese company and already has a product that noone is buying. govt should have supported that project rather than bringing a new company.
if they do want to bring someone new, they should be asked to put assembly plant via a joint venture with local firm

what PAC did was small joint venture with a chinese firm. And I assume PAC part was to assemble and design the product and the chinese firm was providing the Hardware for the tablet. There are millions and billions of transistor on a chip and to manufacture them u need to have a proper R&D facilities which Pakistan actually doesn't have.

Haier makes laptops

Yeah even I am confused.

 

[ziaulislam]

PAC also produced netbooks(laptops) in addition to tablets

Well we had the PC Tablet by Kamra what is wrong with that ?
Just needs a mini keyboard idea for students

CPMC - PAC-nBOOK 1

what PAC did was small joint venture with a chinese firm. And I assume PAC part was to assemble and design the product and the chinese firm was providing the Hardware for the tablet. There are millions and billions of transistor on a chip and to manufacture them u need to have a proper R&D facilities which Pakistan actually doesn't have.


Yeah even I am confused.

here haier will be doing everything, in PAC is case it was involved atleast a little. we should follow that model rather than giving everything to foreign firm which might leave once the order of 100,000 is completed

 

[jay89]

PAC also produced netbooks(laptops) in addition to tablets

CPMC - PAC-nBOOK 1


here haier will be doing everything, in PAC is case it was involved atleast a little. we should follow that model rather than giving everything to foreign firm which might leave once the order of 100,000 is completed

How could haier leave when they are the one to invest in Pakistan IT sector. Haier will be the comoany to buy and operate this plant and they will give locals a preference. Its a good step forward at least we are on the right track.

 

[ziaulislam]

How could haier leave when they are the one to invest in Pakistan IT sector. Haier will be the comoany to buy and operate this plant and they will give locals a preference. Its a good step forward at least we are on the right track.

setting an assembly palnt doesnt require any large investment at all...its production plant that require a little investment whihc haier i am pretty sure doesnt intend to do so.
how do you think PAC put an assembly plant had it required so much money, they havnet even sold anything yet or in future.
assembly is very very cheap u get all parts imported thats what haeir will do it will earn billions and once the scheme ends it will pick up and leave

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Haier makes laptops

Haier mainly focuses on appliances, though they also do consumer electronics as well.

I guess Lenovo would be better known when it comes to laptops.