TCL
Headquartered in Guangdong, China, TCL is a manufacturer of consumer electronic products established in 1981. The company was founded by Li Dongsheng, who began with the sale of blank cassettes before moving into the production of electronic items as the 1980s progressed.
Today, the company produces a wide array of electrical items such as smartphones, TVs, air conditioning units, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, and DVD and Blu-Ray players. They created a joint venture with phone manufacturer Alcatel in 2004 to produce a line of mobile phones.