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Originally Posted by Maarten
Slightly off-topic, but where does the information on moving Tessenderlo production to the Far East come from? I'm sure Philips manufactured car radios in th Far East by then, but Rambouillet remained alive and kicking for local production and was probably even expanded. The source for this information may contain other interesting details.
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I'm quoting from the official history of Smiths 'A long time in the making' by James Nye, which drew the statement from Smiths Board Minutes and from SI Digest Jan 1982. The actual wording is:
In late 1981, Philips announced the closure of its car radio factory in Belgium, choosing to relocate to the Far East.
Maybe that closure and relocation took a long time to happen at Philips?
For Smiths, the closure of the Radiomobile factory was just an initial action in the strategic exit of the company from motor accessories in general. Their key customer at that time was British Leyland, making the policy self-evident with our benefit of hindsight!
Martin