Yen-cheng Chen (transliterated from Chinese), president of sales for Asustek's European operations said the company’s own brand notebook was ranked number six in Europe with 1.63-1.64 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2006. This year, the company plans to focus on the Eastern European market and has set a shipment goal of 2.5-3 million units for the whole of Europe, reported the Chinese-language Apple Daily.
Chen pointed out that Asustek’s notebook market share currently ranks second in Eastern Europe and that the company will focus on this market to boost shipments with the hope of becoming one of the top five notebook brands in the European market, reported the paper.
Article translated by Joseph Tsai and edited by Eric Mah
