33 news items tagged Simon Lin
Taiwan investors should change mentality towards startups, says Wistron chairman
Wednesday 23 December 2020Taiwan's investors should change their mentality about entrepreneurships, giving more support to startups, according to Wistron chairman Simon Lin.
Wistron reiterates goal of generating half of revenues outside of China by 2021
Thursday 15 October 2020Wistron is still looking to have 50% of its revenues generated outside of China by 2021, according to company chairman Simon Lin.
Quanta, Compal, Wistron stay positive about 2H20
Monday 22 June 2020Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are all optimistic about their sales in the second half of 2020, as many users will need to upgrade their notebooks, and demand from...
Wistron chairman turning cautious about market recovery
Friday 19 June 2020Wistron chairman Simon Lin has disclosed the company's operation in the second quarter has been better than expected, but the coronavirus pandemic, which he originally expected to...
Wistron set to grow revenues from non-China production
Thursday 26 March 2020Wistron is looking to grow revenues generated from its factories outside of China, and expects to lower revenues from its China-based sites to about 50% of company revenues in 2021,...
Wistron expects sales growth in 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Wistron chairman Simon Lin still expects the company to enjoy another year of revenue growth in 2020.
ODMs asked to install additional server production capacity in Taiwan
Tuesday 25 February 2020ODMs have seen more requests from their server clients for installing additional SMT lines in Taiwan as China's coronavirus outbreak has been impacting server supply from the country,...
Wistron ramping up iPhone production in India
Wednesday 22 January 2020Wistron plans to start ramping up output, including smartphones, from its third plant in India after kicking off trial production at the plant in November 2019, according to company...
Wistron chairman expects stronger 2020
Monday 13 January 2020Wistron chairman Simon Lin expects the company's results in 2020 to be better than in 2019 because business re-organization last year brought limited change to the company's revenue...
Wistron continues setting up production lines in various countries, says chairman
Wednesday 11 September 2019Wistron chairman Simon Lin believes the US-China trade dispute is unlikely to end any time soon and therefore the company will continue running production lines in different parts...
Wistron increasing investments in India
Tuesday 18 June 2019Wistron has been making new investments in India in the past couple of years and though the company currently still needs some more time to iron out differences with the Indian government,...
Wistron looking to set up pilot line in US; Catcher eyeing Southeast Asia or Taiwan for new plant
Thursday 13 June 2019Wistron is looking to set up a pilot line in the US, while chassis maker Catcher is planning to establish a new plant either in Taiwan or Southeast Asia.
Trade war to impose 3 major challenges for production relocation
Thursday 13 June 2019The US-China trade war is disrupting IT supply chains and presenting three major challenges to makers trying to move production lines from China - difficulty in building complete...
Wistron pushing into autonomous driving development, says paper
Friday 18 January 2019Wistron and its partners from an autonomous driving development team including several IT and bus companies in Taiwan and National Taiwan University (NTU), have unveiled their latest...
Wistron expects better profits in 2018
Wednesday 14 March 2018Wistron, having survived the difficult times over the past two to three years, is seeing rapid growths for its high-margin products and expects its gross margins and operating profit...
Taiwan PC makers to reap new harvest from automotive electronics
Monday 8 January 2018Following years of efforts in establishing their foothold in the automotive electronics application market, major Taiwan PC makers including Wistron, Quanta Computer and Pegatron...
Taiwan ODMs looking to transform into industrial brands, says Wistron chairman
Tuesday 26 December 2017Wistron chairman Simon Lin, commenting on Taiwan ODMs' future development, has pointed out that most makers have been keen on transforming themselves into industrial brands similar...
Wistron business growth sees rebound
Thursday 15 June 2017Wistron has seen its business growth rebound significantly over the past months and is confident that its performance in 2017 will be better than that recorded a year earlier, according...
Wistron expects strong 2016, say executives
Thursday 16 June 2016Wistron chairman Simon Lin is optimistic the company's 2016 operations will improve significantly and its revenue ratio for the first and second halves of 2016 will reach 45:55, changing...
Wistron chairman expresses concerns about China supply chain takeover
Thursday 30 July 2015Commenting on the Taiwan government's recent project of providing NT$500 billion (US$15.91 billion) loans to Taiwan's medium-to-large size enterprises, Wistron chairman Simon Lin...
Wistron expects 60% of 2014 revenues generated from non-notebook products
Friday 20 December 2013Wistron expects revenues generated from its notebook ODM business to account for 40% of its total revenues in 2014, down from 45% at the end of 2013, while sales of other product...
Wistron plans to enhance AOpen business model
Wednesday 23 October 2013Wistron is planning to transform its digital signage subsidiary AOpen from a simple hardware supplier to an software/hardware integrator and service provider, pushing a diversified...
Wistron to start business reorganization
Monday 19 August 2013Wistron chairman Simon Lin announced at a supply chain conference on August 19 that the company plans to start a business reorganization in the near future. The company will focus...
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
Friday 22 February 2013As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent...
Wistron to lower notebook revenue contribution to below 40% by 2015, says chairman
Wednesday 6 February 2013Wistron will gradually shift its focus from notebook to non-notebook businesses with its after-sales service business starting to see rapid growth in 2013, and its IT product recycling...