BEIJING, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. ("Qiao Xing Mobile" or "the Company") (NYSE: QXM), one of China's leading manufacturers of mobile handsets, today announced that on January 8, 2009, it was notified that effective December 8, 2008, the personnel of Grobstein Horwath & Company LLP ("GHC") had joined with Crowe Horwath LLP ("Crowe"), resulting in the resignation of GHC as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. Crowe was appointed by the Company as its new independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to engage Crowe was approved by the board of directors on January 12, 2009.
About Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. is one of the leading domestic manufacturers of mobile handsets in China in terms of unit sales volume. The Company manufactures and sells mobile handsets based primarily on Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM, global cellular technologies. It operates its business primarily through CEC Telecom Co., Ltd., or CECT, its 96.6%-owned subsidiary in China. Currently, all of its products are sold under the "CECT" and "VEVA" brand names. Through its manufacturing facility in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China, and two research and development centers in Huizhou and in Beijing, the Company develops, produces and markets a wide range of mobile handsets, with increasing focus on differentiated products that generally generate higher profit margins.
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For more information, please contact:
Ma Tao
Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86-10-8219-3706
Email: matao@cectelecom.com