View from China

摘要

I agree with your article on "The Next GPS Mass Market." GPS/LBS product manufacturers in China face big challenges, especially for PNDs. The chips, micro-controller unit, and LCD panel are all imported from SiRF, Samsung, LG, TI, and so on. China only does the manufacturing job, me mass profit is about 3-5 percent, and many small factories do this work. That is why mere is so much lower price but bad quality PNDs from China. And the remnibi/dollar rate rose 17 percent this year. Big earthquake, world economic slowdown ...