“Samsung should arrest the sale of Note 7's and protect the safety of
their clients before profits and ultimately as a byproduct protect
Samsung. Samsung needs to take a giant write-down and cast the Note 7 to
the engineering hall of shame next to the Ford Pinto.”
Samsung did not immediately comment on the production halt, while the
source - who declined to be identified because they were not authorised
to speak to the media - did not explain whether specific problems had
been identified or when production was halted.
Samsung told Reuters it was investigating reports of “heat damage
issues” and would take immediate action to fix any problems in line with
measures approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
On September 2, Samsung announced a global recall of 2.5 million Note 7s
due to faulty batteries which caused some of the phones to catch fire.
But similar problems arose with a replacement Note 7 on October 5, which
began smoking inside a Southwest Airline flight in the United States.
Samsung shares, which have rebounded after an initial sell-off on the
recall, were down 1.4 percent as of 05h49 GMT, compared with a 0.2
percent rise for the broader market.
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