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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications |
| Predecessor | Siemens Mobile |
| Founded | 1 October 2005 |
| Defunct | 30 January 2007 (BenQ-branded mobile handsets have been produced again since 2008 by BenQ Corporation in Taiwan and Asian markets) |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany, Taipei, Taiwan |
Key people | Clemens Joos, CEO; Jerry Wang, EVP and CMO; Alex Liou, Head of Corporate Finance; Irwin Chen, Member of the Board |
| Products | Mobile phones, PDA, Smartphone |
| Brands | Siemens (until 2006) BenQ Mobile (until 2006) BenQ-Siemens (2006-2007) BenQ (2008-present) |
| Total assets | US$775 million |
Number of employees | ~3,000 |
| Parent | BenQ Corporation |
| Website | www |
BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG was the mobile communications subsidiary of Taiwanese BenQ Corporation, selling products under the BenQ-Siemens brand.[1] The group, based in Munich, Germany, was formed out of BenQ's acquisition of the then struggling Siemens Mobile group in 2005. The newly formed company won the most iF product design awards in 2006 and also won many design awards in Germany's Red Dot competition.[2] BenQ Mobile failed later that year.[3]
- ^ "BenQ-Siemens phone-maker files for insolvency protection". HEXUS. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "BenQ Wins 17 Prestigious 2006 iF Design Awards | BenQ Nordic". www.benq.is. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Editorial: BenQ\'s failure a cautionary tale - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2023.