LG to cut LCD production, Samsung plans to keep its lines humming

by Richard Lawler, posted Jul 29th 2008 at 3:28PM

That glut of LCDs sitting on the shelves has some manufacturers at odds on how to react, with world #2 LG cutting production by 10% (with plans to raise it again in September), while the number one manufacturer Samsung is going to keep pushing them out as fast as it can, aiming for double digit sales growth this year. That doesn't mean it's not concerned about falling demand and too much supply, but it looks like all those partnerships mean its going to have someone to sell all its screens to at the end of the day. Don't expect that attitude to crash prices anytime soon however, as OEMs like AUO and CMO are following LGs lead and cutting production temporarily.

Read - Samsung Elec says has no plans to cut LCD output
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Filed under: LG, Samsung, LCD

Tags: auo, cmo, industry, lcd, lg, manufacturing, oversupply, samsung

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Sinh Truong @ Jul 29th 2008 5:18PM

bet a lot has to do with better competition and lower prices of bigger plasma sets. Meanwhile, plasma sales have gone up. Finally people are starting to do some research and going with the better tech!

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