“PC sales stood at 227,000 units in the fourth quarter and 760,000 in the entire year, compared with 766,000 the year before, which practically means stagnation,” the Lenovo country manager said.
The Chinese PC maker kept its leading position on the local market with a share of about 26% of the number of PCs sold, he added.
“2015 was a good year for us because we kept our leading position and boosted our market share by more than 2%.”
The company ranks fourth on the tablet segment of the local market, slightly behind the third place, according to IDC data Aurel Netin cited.
Lenovo also increased its smartphone sales close to its target, Netin said. The segment is seeing a decline in the influence of mobile phone operators.
“Independent smartphone retailers are growing. From a 70% to 30% ratio for mobile phone operators, the ratio is now down to 65% – 35% and even 60%-40% in some months.”
Lenovo expects the PC market to be flat or even drop 10% this year.
“The trend depends on the big projects on the market, on whether they go ahead or not.” Lenovo plans to achieve 30% share of the PC market in 2016.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)