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RIM started a local Manufaturing of Blackberry in Penang, Malaysia

kurnia | July 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

RIM started a local Manufaturing of Blackberry in Penang, Malaysia. The manufacturing facility will produce several BlackBerry models that will be available globally. The plant itself was opened on July 1st.

As far as I know, RIM has plant in Canada, Mexico and Hungary for its phone, so I assume this plant is for Asian market where it’ll also cut the shipping cost. Let’s see, For customer in Canada and US, most of your Blackberry will surely made in Canada and Mexico, while Europe will get from Hungary, and next Asia will get from Malaysia.

Research In Motion starts manufacturing BlackBerry smartphones in Malaysia
Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the award winning BlackBerry solution, today announced that it will manufacture BlackBerry smartphones in Malaysia. Starting from 1st July 2011, several smartphones from the BlackBerry portfolio will be produced in Penang, Malaysia for use by customers around the world.

Dany Bolduc, Vice President of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam commented: “To support the growing demand for BlackBerry smartphones in Asia and across the world, we are pleased to expand our manufacturing operations to Malaysia. We continuously strive to improve the way we serve our customers and partners, and fundamentally believe that producing BlackBerry smartphones in Malaysia will help achieve this goal.”

Datuk Jalilah Baba, Director General of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said, “I am proud that Malaysia fits into RIM’s overall growth strategy for the region and warmly welcome the company’s decision to manufacture its products here. BlackBerry is synonymous with quality. RIM has made a wise decision to leverage the talented workforce that Malaysia has to offer. This also reflects RIM’s confidence in the business environment of Malaysia. ”

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