Archive for June, 2007

Nokia battery cases causes Rs. 8 crore to company

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

In India near 1.8 lakh Nokia costumers applied for replacement of BL-5C batteries. According to the saying of the official unit of Nokia company that till now 30 lakh request have been said to the company. They also said that in India till now any case of battery heat up is reported. Due to all these battery heat up case the company has to face a fall in net shares but after all the company is enjoying 70% shares in market.

In the replacement of the battery the company cost Rs 410 to each piece. Because the market price of the BL- 5C battery is only Rs. 720 and the transport charges for the replacement of battery charges Rs. 50 to the company.
In this hole program the company has to face of total expenditure of nearly Rs. 7 to 8 crore. Till now the Nokia company replace 95.000 batteries to their consumers.