Seoul, Nov 16 (IANS): LG Electronics, a major home appliance maker in South Korea, said on Monday it has ramped up TV production in Mexico to cope with rising demand in North America ahead of the year-end shopping season.
LG's TV plant in Reynosa, northeastern Mexico, has recently expanded its production volume by 30 percent from a year ago so that it can meet demand in the North American market for Black Friday and the Christmas shopping season, reports Yonhap news agency.
All of the LG TVs produced in Mexico are sold in North America.
LG said its Mexico plant has been in full-operation since July with day and night production. Last year, the company began full-operation around August.
According to market researcher Omdia, global OLED TV shipments are expected to surpass 1 million units in the fourth quarter. Around 904,000 OLED TVs were sold worldwide in the third quarter.
In particular, Omdia projected OLED TV shipments in North America in the fourth quarter to increase 20 percent from a year ago, as TV demand is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
LG is the world's second-largest TV vendor and the largest maker of OLED TVs.