Alpine steers car audio production abroad

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Alpine Electronics Inc intends to shift 80% of its car audio equipment output to facilities outside Japan. The move, which is in line with the company's made-in-market strategy, is also aimed at creating a corporate structure that will be less vulnerable to currency fluctuations. Alpine, which reported sales of 61 billion yen for the first half of FY1999, has already completed a plant in Hungary and is making plans to increase production at its facility in Dalian, China.

Production management, Auto Stereo Systems

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Sony aims to double MD audio sales abroad

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Sony Corp launched six portable audio disc players in 1998 aimed at international markets. The products included playback-only and recording and playback models. Portable minidisc (MD) players made up 40% of the total MD audio equipment line, while recording and playback models accounted for 80% of portable MD players. The best recording and playback model is the MZ-R50, which features jog dial and remote control functions.

Product information, Digital Audio Disc Players, Compact disc players

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