Lenovo to build R&D centre in India

Lenovo<992>, the leading PC maker in China, is planning to set up a R&D centre in India, aiming to emerge as the top PC marker in the country by the following three years, market sources reported.

"India is an important market to us, besides launching new products, we will also enhance our retail presence and after sales service to become the No. 1 PC maker in the country," Lenovo Senior Vice President and President (Consumer Business Group) Liu Jun was quoted as saying.

In line with its expansion strategy, the PC giant will focus on overseas investment in emerging markets like India, Brazil, Mexico, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where computer penetration is relatively low, he added.

The firm recently launched a consumer-oriented IdeaPad notebooks and IdeaCentre desktops, which complement its business-oriented ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops.