Lenovo (West China) Operation Center Ground-breaking Ceremony in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone

CHENGDU, China, January 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Lenovo (West China) Operation Center Ground-breaking ceremony will be held in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone on January 29, 2011. In terms of production, according to the agreement between Lenovo and Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, this project, with designed annual production capacity of ten million PCs, will start production in late 2011. Regarding research and development, an R&D center that involves about 1,000 persons is to be gradually built here. At that time, this base will become one of the most important global R&D centers of Lenovo Mobile Internet. As for sales and operations, Lenovo will set up in Chengdu a commercial complex and regional settlement center which will cover the markets of western China, South Asia, and even Europe.

Qiao Song, Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group, stated that to accelerate the construction of the Lenovo (West China) Operation Center means a lot to carrying out Lenovo's global strategy and enhancing its leading status both at home and abroad.

Chengdu has established a solid foundation in the hi-tech industry and modern service industry, attracting many world-class IT enterprises, such as Intel, Dell, Lenovo, Foxconn, TI, Compal, and Wistron to reside here. Bai Gang, Deputy Mayor of Chengdu stated that the settlement of Lenovo will promote the process of Chengdu's constructing a world-class electronic and IT industry base.

Please contact us if you have any questions: Ms. Ma Ling, Brand Communication Department, Lenovo Group, Tel: +86-10-58863525, Email: maling@lenovo.com