▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 3 ▁percent ▁ann ually . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁sales ▁grew ▁from ▁C N Y ▁ ¥ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁to ▁ ¥ 4 0 . 5 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁municipal ▁government ▁asked ▁Ha ier ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁other ▁a iling ▁app liance ▁manufact ur ers . ▁The ▁company ▁assumed ▁control ▁of ▁Q ing da o ▁Elect ro pl ating ▁Company ▁( man ufact uring ▁mic row aves ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁ ▁" Q ing da o ▁Ha ier ▁Group " ▁and ▁acquired ▁Q ing da o ▁Air ▁Cond ition er ▁Plant ▁and ▁Q ing da o ▁Free zer . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁name ▁was ▁simplified ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁" Ha ier " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁took ▁over ▁Q ing da o ▁Red ▁Star ▁Electron ics ▁Co ., ▁a ▁was hing ▁machine ▁manufact urer , ▁along ▁with ▁five ▁of ▁its ▁subs idi aries . ▁Ha ier ▁acquired ▁seven ▁companies ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁began ▁export ing ▁to ▁foreign ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁International ▁expansion ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Ha ier ▁opened ▁production ▁facilities ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines