I'd guess about 1995, when their VCRs switched from JVC to Goldstar. Goldstar took 51 %, which was the controlling interest in Zenith. Zenith was the "LAST" American company to give up the struggle to the Asians. LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics I've heard it said: 93 North Main "that a fool never learns" Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 It kinda reminds me of me. Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Kevin <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:49 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >When did Korea (Goldstar) take over control of Zenith? > >Kevin Wilks >Kevin's TV & Video Repair >Penticton BC Canada >kevintv@xxxxxxx > > >-----Original Message----- >From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:10 PM >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > >Actually rca and ge tvs as we knew them have not existed since about >1989, >the story goes like this, ge bought rca, which owned nbc, banquet foods, >burlington mills, hertz rent a car, hazeltine research, sarnoff labs, >and >randomhouse publishing, and last but not least their consumer >electronics >company, this was at the time the largest non oil buyout ever,ge started >selling what it did not want(everything except nbc), and then made an >offer >to thomson of france, to swap their combined consumer electronics >company >for thomson's medical equipment division, seems as though ge really >started >thomson, then the french nationalized it, now it appears that the french >have decided to take advantage of the "so called global economy" and buy >into the chinese producers so they can sell fine products along with >funai >and apex etc, pretty sad > >charles betzler >Best Electronics >repair1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:36 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC > > >> It's all over now,....but the cryin ! >> We can't get by without RCA/GE sets,...and we don't want China to be >> involved to anymore degree then they allready are in our Industry. >When >> Korea took over control of Zenith by Goldstar,...that's when Zenith >went >to >> the dogs,...and now we will see that happen with RCA (Radio >Corporation of >> America),..what a laugh. >> >> LLW >> >> LeRoy Westlund >> Westlund TV & Electronics I've heard it said: >> 93 North Main "that a fool never learns" >> Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 It kinda reminds me of me. >> Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 >> mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 2:17 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >> >> >> >But the Chinese have control, and it is expected >> >that they will have full ownership in 6 months or >> >so. >> >One of Thomson's tech support guys told me that he >> >was going to work at Home Depot, and is expecting >> >everyone to be laid off in that department. >> >He said that people were dissappearing around there >> >every day. >> >Oh well, rca couldn't get much worse than the >> >ATC311. >> >Walter >> >--- "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >wrote: >> >> Its 2/3 s Owned by a Co. in China. That is >> >> what was said at a RCA meeting >> >> a couple of weeks ago. >> >> Phillip R Hull STET >> >> phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> FAX 517--569-3075 >> >> Professional Technicians only >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" >> >> <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:05 PM >> >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Thomson TEC >> >> >> >> >> >> > Some conglomerate from France...me thinks. >> >> > >> >> > -Ed- >> >> > >> >> > Ed Gaidies >> >> > Tel-Tek Electronics >> >> > Ontario-Canada >> >> > >> >> > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> >> Behalf Of Keith Trumbla >> >> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:52 PM >> >> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Thomson TEC >> >> > >> >> > Who owns Thomson now ? >> >> > Keith Trumbla >> >> > BEM Electronics Inc. >> >> > Suite 212-530 Century St. >> >> > WPG. 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