HONG KONG, April 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited (the "Group"; HKSE: 01070) today announced its sales volumes of TV and AV products for March and the first quarter of 2010.
The Group sold a total of 1,927,224 units of LCD TV in the first quarter of this year, a substantial increase of 60.8% from the corresponding period of last year. March was a low season for TV sales, the Group achieved LCD TV sales of 401,318 units in this month, an increase of 10.9% from a year ago. Its LCD TV sales in Overseas Markets soared by 27.1% Year-on-Year in March on the back of strong sales performance in the European Markets and the Emerging Markets. LCD TV sales in the European Markets and the Emerging Markets jumped by 112.6% and 244.9% respectively as the Group captured the opportunities brought about by "The World Cup" fervour to bring in new customers through enhanced marketing efforts. In the PRC Market, the Group's LCD TV sales from January to March increased 56.2% as compared to the same period of last year.
Sales volume of the Group's AV Products in the first quarter of this year was 3,320,514 units, representing a slight decrease of 1.8% from the same period of last year.
March 2010 (Pre-audited Data)
YoY YoY
Mar 2010 Mar 2009 Change Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Change
(%) 2010 2009 (%)
LCD TV 401,318 361,746 10.9% 1,927,224 1,198,707 60.8%
CRT TV 470,200 388,946 20.9% 1,611,647 1,222,193 31.9%
Total TV
Shipments 871,518 750,692 16.1% 3,538,871 2,420,900 46.2%
AV Products 1,363,570 1,655,316 -17.6% 3,320,514 3,381,039 -1.8%
About TCL Multimedia
TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited is one of the largest TV manufacturers globally and its products are sold all over the world. Headquartered in China, TCL Multimedia operates its manufacturing plants and R&D centres across all major continents. The Group's largest shareholder is TCL Corporation.
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