連23季虧損!LG宣布7月底退出手機市場
LG is quitting the smartphone business | CNN International
曾是全球前三大手機品牌的LG,因為手機部門,自2015年起,連續23季虧損,累積赤字超過5兆韓元(約台幣1263億),去年全球市佔率更只剩下1.5%。LG電子為了止血,本傳出有意出售整個手機部門,不料最後和買家沒談攏,LG電子5日正式宣布,7月底結束手機業務、退出手機市場,未來會將重心轉移到電動車零組件、AI、智慧家居等領域研發。26年來,大家熟悉的LG手機,確定走入歷史。
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LG全面退出手機市場 4大受惠者出列
迫於市場競爭激烈與手機事業連年虧損,南韓LG電子周一宣布退出手機市場,誰是受益者已經成為產業與市場關注焦點。
LG電子周一宣布,由於銷售長期低迷、產業競爭激烈,公司在進行業務結構改革後決定全面退出行動通訊市場,未來不再生產與銷售手機,並將把資源集中於利潤較高的家電與電視業務。
LG電子曾是全球第三大手機製造商,但由於在蘋果、三星主導的高階市場始終屈於劣勢,在中低階市場又贏不過中國手機公司,自2015年第2季以來,LG電子旗下手機事業就一直處於虧損,直至去年第四季為止,該部門已連續虧損23個季度,累計營業虧損達到5兆韓元。
雖然LG電子僅剩下的手機市占版圖不大,但其退場仍將為同業帶來一些助益。分析師表示,在較賺錢的北美市場,LG退出給三星創造的機會要多過其他競爭對手。
根據研究公司Gartner和Counterpoint所做的調查,LG目前在美國的手機市占率約為10%。
Gartner分析師Tuong Nguyen表示,蘋果向來主攻美國高階市場,因此可能只會承接一小部分的LG市占。三星比較可能繼承LG大部分的美國市占,因為兩家公司鎖定的市場類似。
以全球市場來看,去年LG電子的手機市占率已經從15%大幅縮水至2%。根據Counterpoint提供的數據,LG電子去年出貨量僅剩2,300萬支,連三星全年出貨量(2.56億支)的零頭都不到。
Counterpoint分析師Tarun Pathak表示,由於其旗艦機的市場反應冷淡,LG電子主要還是鎖定中階市場,因此該公司的退出,大部分還是中國與中階品牌受益較多。
分析師表示,在美國等LG電子的關鍵市場,主要受益者為三星、摩托羅拉(Motorola )與HMD,在拉丁美洲以小米與摩托羅拉受惠較多,而在南韓的最大受惠者則是三星電子。
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SEOUL, April 5, 2021 — LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced that it is closing its mobile business unit. The decision was approved by its board of directors earlier today.
LG’s strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector will enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services.
LG will provide service support and software updates for customers of existing mobile products for a period of time which will vary by region. LG will work collaboratively with suppliers and business partners throughout the closure of the mobile phone business. Details related to employment will be determined at the local level.
Moving forward, LG will continue to leverage its mobile expertise and develop mobility-related technologies such as 6G to help further strengthen competitiveness in other business areas. Core technologies developed during the two decades of LG’s mobile business operations will also be retained and applied to existing and future products.
The wind down of the mobile phone business is expected to be completed by July 31 although inventory of some existing models may still be available after that.
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