Happy News for Haier
In the February 2002 selection of "10 Major Events in the Chinese Electric Appliance Industry in 2001" conducted by Appliance Manufacturer, Haier's entry to the financial sector was listed. Among " the 5 Major Events in the Washing Machine Industry in 2001", "the market share for Chinese washing machine exporters, among which Haier is in a leading position, continued exceeding 60% of the world total" ranked No. 1. The third major event is "the internationalization of Chinese washing machine manufacturers accelerates, according to the Euromonitor in 2001. In terms of world market share, Haier's washing machines ranked in the third place."
Among the eight major events of the refrigerator industry, the first is "Haier established the world largest manufacture base for special refrigerators in Qingdao Development Zone, in addition to successfully maintaining its first place in the Chinese market and Haier's second refrigerator export base was established in Dalian in December."
Among the eight major events in the air conditioner industry, the third is "Haier is the first Chinese air-conditioner exporter to Japan" and the eighth is "Chinese air-conditioner manufactures have accelerated their expansion in the international market and Haier's overseas air-conditioner factories have been put into production".
Among the 11 major events in the minor household appliance industry, the following were listed: "Haier microwave ovens won the authentication by State Bureau of Environmental Protection Environmental Standard Commission for affixing environmentally-friendly marks in 2001" and "Haier bag-free vacuum cleaners were marketed in September 2001 and the sales volume has approached 10,000 by the end of the year".