IBM offloaded its computer business to China-based Lenovo in This brought harsh criticism upon IBM, a shining example of American success. But soon Lenovo will be able to advertise something long forgotten by American computer companies Dell and HP. Lenovo plans to open up an assembly facility in North Carolina, thus becoming the first major computer company to build computers on American soil in a generation.
The Chinese computer company intends to start manufacturing a small quantity of ThinkPad and ThinkCentre laptops, desktops and tablets in North Carolina. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The Wall Street Journal reports that the limited-capacity US plant will allow the company more flexibility when catering to its corporate clients, so don't expect your next ThinkPad Edge to be made locally — the vast majority of machines will likely continue to be built in China and Mexico.
Despite its size, the new plant is certainly a change of pace for computer manufacturers. It's not yet clear how this will affect prices of Lenovo's computers, but the company's North America President David Schmoock likened US-manufacture to environmentally-friendly standards, telling the Journal that "you do it because your customers and partners value you being green. It remains to be seen if such a move is viable in the United States at scale; it's not clear what part of the manufacturing process will occur in North Carolina, and it appears that very few machines will pass through the facility.
Update: Lenovo has revealed that engineering workstations and servers — as well as Think-branded laptops, desktops, and tablets — will be made at the facility, and that they'll be bound for education, business, and government customers, as well as consumers in the US.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Cybersecurity Mobile Policy Privacy Scooters. The company, which is based in China, earlier this month announced it would open a factory to make computers in Whitsett, North Carolina—its first such facility in the U. Lenovo said the factory would create about manufacturing jobs and a spokesman later added that the company may expand the facility in the future, which could create more jobs.
Manufacturing in the U. The company will manufacture ThinkPad laptops and tablets starting early next year, and with the new factory, Lenovo hopes computers could reach customers within a week, or in some cases, overnight. But initial supplies of products like the ThinkPad Tablet 2 , which will become available in October, will not be made in the U.
Many Lenovo computer shipments originate from China and are supposed to reach customers in 10 days, but in some cases take weeks. The company also has factories in Japan, Brazil, Germany and Mexico.
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