Samsung Ends Smartphone Production in China

Samsung Electronics on Friday said it has ended the production of smartphones in its last factory in China.  Production at the factory in southern China’s Huizhou ended last month, the company said in an email on Friday.

It said it made “the difficult decision to cease operations of Samsung Electronics Huizhou” in order “to enhance efficiency” in its manufacturing.

The statement added the decision was part of its ongoing efforts to “enhance efficiency in our production facilities.”

Samsung’s market share in China has dwindled to near insignificance as competitors like Huawei and Xiaomi got the upper hand.

The South Korean company has moved a large share of its smartphone production to Vietnam and had shuttered a factory in northeastern China’s Tianjin last year.

Samsung is the world’s biggest maker of semiconductors and smartphones and a major producer of display screens.