Sampo Corporation

Sampo Corporation (Chinese: 聲寶股份有限公司) is a major manufacturing company in Taiwan.[1][2][3][4] It manufactures household electrical items, including televisions, air-conditioners, and washing machines. The company has collaborated with Taiwanese company, TCL. It also manufactures PDP-TVs for Thompson on a contract basis.

Sampo Corporation
聲寶股份有限公司
TypePublic
TWSE: 1604
IndustryElectronics
Founded1936
Headquarters
Taoyuan City
,
Taiwan
ProductsHome appliance
Websitewww.sampo.com.tw
(in Chinese)
Sampo's logo 2002–2012

In 1967, Sampo and Sony established a joint venture in Taiwan, "Sony Taiwan Limted". In 2000, Sony headquarters in Japan withdrew its agency rights and consolidated all Sony affiliates in Taiwan, ended the partnership between Sampo.

In 1969, Sampo and Sharp cooperated to manufacture color televisions. In 1990, Sharp Corporation (Taiwan) was established by Sharp and Sampo as the official branch of Sharp in Taiwan, responsible for the import and sales of Sharp's products. This partnership ended when Foxconn acquired Sharp in 2016.[5]

References
  1. Wang, Lisa (November 5, 2003). "Sampo hopes for TCL-Thomson orders". Taipei Times.
  2. "Grundig Sold to Sampo". Appliance Magazine. January 9, 2003. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. "Sampo Corp (1604.TW)". Reuters. 23 August 2023.
  4. "Sampo Corp (1604:Taiwan)". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
  5. 中時新聞網 (17 October 2013). "夏寶槓日立 捨代工改進口 - 產業．科技". 中時新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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