Chinese Seek a U.S. Maker of Disk Drives
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Concerns about national security and technology transfer are being raised by rumors of Chinese interest in acquiring an American disk drive maker.
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Hitachi is considering a shake-up of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), the hard-disk drive maker that it acquired from IBM in 2003.The Tokyo company said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange that it is considering &quot;all options&quot; regarding the subsidiary.The statement was issued in response to a report in the Friday morning edition of The Nikkei newspaper that said Hitachi is in talks with U.S. investment fund Silver Lake over the sale of just under half the company. The Nikkei said that the two parties are trying to come up with a deal by January however agreement remains some way off because there are disagreements on price.Hitachi declined to comment beyond its statement.Despite coming up with several market-leading drives, such as the&#160;first terabyte hard-disk drive&#160;at the beginning of this year, the company hasn&#39;t yet been able to make a profit under Hitachi&#39;s ownership. It is the third-largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives behind Seagate and Western Digital.Hard-disk drive makers have been enjoying better business conditions in the market in the second half of 2007. Early in the year prices fell about 20 percent per quarter but those sharp price declines have now steadied and prices dropped just 5 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a recent report from iSuppli.The research agency said worldwide shipments of drives hit 132 million units in the third quarter, a 15 percent jump from the 115 million shipped in the second quarter. It predicted the seasonably strong fourth quarter will see a further 11 percent jump in shipments from the previous quarter.
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Seagate Technology  told  employees the company is not for sale despite "growing  interest" in disk-drive technology from companies in China,  Korea and Japan.
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US manufacturers want a US trade delegation to call on China to open its markets and reform its currency.
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By Tim Culpan  Quanta Computer, the largest maker of notebook computers in Taiwan, said it was in talks to buy as many as five electronic parts makers in China, Taiwan and the United States, as the company seeks to lower costs and add products like music players.
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IBM, the company that invented the PC, has put its PC business up for sale, according to the New York Times, and is in discussions with China&#39;s largest maker of personal computers, Lenovo Group (formerly Legend Group), and at least one other potential
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China, already a manufacturing  powerhouse, is flexing its financial muscles as companies based  there snatch up famous-name products from established companies  in the United States and Europe looking to divest low-margin  businesses.
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Asian computer makers including  Lenovo Group Ltd  and Asustek Computer are finding  growth prospects in an unlikely place: the United States, a  mature, slowing market compared to other regions.
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Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Lenovo - in talks to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business - is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one.
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Chinese car maker Geely Automobile   Holdings Ltd. 0175.HK is considering whether to make cars in   the United States, its chairman and founder said on Thursday.
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US industry is increasingly turning to countries like Mexico and China for its manufacturing, and to India for high-end services like computer programming.
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A small Chinese automaker and its New Jersey partner are negotiating with Mexican officials to import Chinese-made pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
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China&#39;s biggest computer maker said it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure that comes amid reports it might buy IBM&#39;s personal computer business.
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Manufacturers of optical disk drives, USB floppy drives, and duplicators TEAC are getting in the business of selling portable hard drives.
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China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business.
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Asian computer makers including  Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) and Asustek Computer are finding  growth prospects in an unlikely place: the United States, a  mature, slowing market compared to other regions.
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By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 18--With so many big companies looking to China to grow their businesses, it's natural that small firms would want a piece of the pie.   David Hemmings has made it his job to at least supply them with the ingredients.