In order to bid for LCD TV orders from first-tier vendors and fulfill its shipment target of over one million units in 2007, Quanta Computer said Poland would be an ideal spot as an LCD TV production base for the company, said company president Michael Wang.

The existing Aachen, Germany LCD TV production base is just a transitional base for Quanta, Wang pointed out. Quanta chose Germany as its LCD TV production base, as initially it was more competitive than Eastern Europe in terms of time to market, tariff, and geography. However, once shipments surpassed one million units from this site, it was inevitable that Quanta would move its production base to Eastern Europe, Wang noted. The Aachen site is currently focused on assembling relatively simple LCD TVs in small volumes, he added.

Poland will be the first priority spot for Quanta, Wang said, considering that leading players like LG.Philips LCD and Sharp both house production facilities there. Turkey, however, is a less likely choice as a production base despite leading TV vendors including Beko and Vestel being located there. He explained that Turkey is too far from Western Europe and the recent currency appreciation may also increase production costs.

While preparing to expand its LCD TV production in Europe, Wang reiterated the company's strengthening partnership with the Pouchen Group in China. He anticipates that TechView, an LCD monitor joint venture between Quanta and Pouchen, will house an annual capacity (both LCD TV and monitor) of about 10 million units in 2007 and serve as a vital OEM partner of Quanta.