Last update: Thursday 18 April 2013 [24 news items]
Apr 18, 14:57
Taiwan-based Sampo reached 50,000 in LCD TV shipments during the first quarter of 2013, showing flat growth compared to the first quarter in 2012.
Taiwan market: Local home appliance makers to introduce energy-saving products in 4Q12
Sep 21, 14:38
Demand for energy-efficient home appliances such as refrigerators and flat-panel TVs is expected to heat up in the Taiwan market in October, causing competition between home appliance...
Taiwan TV vendors continue to benefit from energy subsidies
Aug 15, 01:05
Taiwan-based TV vendors Teco and Sampo have reported increased LCD TV sales in July and will continue to see increases throughout August due to energy-saving subsidies issued by the...
Sampo sees 51.2% increase in TV sales due to government subsidies
Aug 9, 01:10
In Taiwan, Sampo has reported a 51.2% increase in domestic TV sales during July compared with the same period in 2011 due to energy saving subsidies issued by the Taiwan government...
Sampo reports increased revenues for June and 2Q12
Jul 10, 01:35
Taiwan-based TV brand Sampo has reported NT$1.12 billion (US$37.4 million) in net revenue during June, a 7.14% increase on year. That gives the company a total of NT$5.68 billion...
Taiwan market: Home appliance vendors optimistic about 2Q12
May 16, 11:17
Taiwan home appliance brands can expect to see revenues improve in the second quarter as Taiwan's government is about to issue its second wave of subsidiaries for electronic produc...
Taiwan market: Sampo looks to ship 60,000-70,000 LCD TVs in 2Q12
May 3, 14:31
Taiwan brand Sampo saw its shipments of flat panel TVs more than double on year to 50,000 units in the first quarter of 2012, and market sources expect its TV shipments to reach 60,000-70,000...
Taiwan-based TV brands promoting LED TVs
Mar 14, 16:00
Taiwan-based household appliance vendors including Tatung, Teco, and Sampo have been promoting LED-backlit TVs due to government incentive policies. The Taiwan government has been...
Taiwan market: Vendors look to 10% sales growth for energy-saving home appliances
Feb 14, 16:35
Taiwan-based household appliance vendors Teco, Sampo and Tatung all expect their sales of energy-saving appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners and laundry machines,...
Sampo posts on-year revenue growth in November
Dec 15, 15:54
Taiwan-based household appliance vendor Sampo has posted revenues of NT$982 million (US$32.45 million) for November, up 7% on year. For the first 11 months of 2011, revenues amounted...
TCL to continue purchasing AUO TV panels
Dec 6, 14:26
TCL will produce about 15 million TV panels from its own 8.5G flat panel lines in 2012 but will continue to cooperate with AU Optronics (AUO) as it still has to outsource about 50-60%...
TCL anticipates increase in December shipments
Dec 6, 01:30
China-based TV brand TCL's September shipments reached a high for the year. The firm now anticipates December shipments to reach the same level due to the upcoming Lunar New Year...

TCL, Sampo to sign cooperation pact
Dec 1, 10:32
China-based vendor TCL is expected to sign a strategic alliance agreement with Taiwan-based vendor Sampo for purchases and distribution of each other's products. Sampo is expected...
Sampo cooperates with content provider to introduce Cloud TV
Jan 12, 01:50
TV vendor Sampo is cooperating with content provider 5TV and has introduced an LCD TV called Cloud TV which combines a built-in Internet connection, mobile communications and home...
Taiwan market: Sampo launches 3D plasma TVs
Aug 25, 15:22
Local vendor Sampo has launched 58- and 63-inch 3D plasma TVs, and 32-, 40-, 46- and 55-inch LED-backlit LCD TVs in the Taiwan market, with a goal of shipping 100,000 flat-panel TVs...
Taiwan market: Sampo to distribute Westinghouse LED TVs
Jun 15, 11:58
Sampo has obtained the rights to distribute LCD TVs from US-based Westinghouse in the Taiwan market and will introduce 46- and 55-inch edge-type LED-backlit TVs at NT$69,900-99,900...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments estimated at 150,000 units in January 2010
Feb 12, 15:02
LCD TV shipments in the Taiwan market are estimated to have reached 150,000 units in January 2010, with Sony ranking the number one vendor with 22,000 units in shipments, according...
Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendor ranking in October 2009
Nov 20, 17:10
Chimei shipped 15,000 LCD TVs in October 2009, remaining the top vendor in the Taiwan LCD TV market, according to market sources. Chimei expects to ship over 150,000 units in 2009,...
Sampo to develop inverter, digital video technologies
Jul 8, 16:30
Taiwan-based electric and electronic home appliance vendor Sampo has signed for a syndicated loan worth NT$2.4 billion (US$73.3 million) mainly for R&D of inverter technology...
Taiwan market: Second-tier vendors cutting prices further for 22-inch LCD TVs
Mar 19, 11:36
Second-tier vendors in Taiwan such as Sampo and Teco are aggressively attempting to gain share in the local market for 22-inch LCD TVs by cutting prices down to NT$6,999 (US$207.09),...
Taiwan market: February LCD TV shipments drop about 50%
Mar 11, 15:42
LCD TV shipments to the Taiwan market are estimated at 60,000-70,000 units for February, down some 50% sequentially, according to market sources. Shipments in January reached 134,000...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments weaken in February
Mar 6, 12:34
Shipments for LCD TVs in the local Taiwan market are expected to drop in February with most vendors expecting a 30-40% drop on year, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: LCD TV sales strong during Lunar New Year, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 6, 09:43
LCD TV vendors saw strong sales in Taiwan in January during the Lunar New Year holidays when doemstic demand was boosted by government-issued cash coupons for all citizens, according...
Taiwan market: Lower prices not boosting LCD TV demand
Oct 1, 11:51
LCD TV vendors' pricing campaigns can now do little to stimulate demand in Taiwan, where consumers have grown numb to frequent price reductions, according to market sources.
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