▁respectively ▁and ▁failed ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁enter ▁Th ailand ' s ▁domestic ▁market ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁local ▁companies . ▁▁ ▁Ha ier ▁entered ▁the ▁US ▁market ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁it ▁focused ▁upon ▁two ▁n iche ▁mark ets ▁in ▁compact ▁re fr iger ators ▁and ▁electric ▁wine ▁cell ars . ▁Ha ier ▁began ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁full - s ized ▁re fr iger ators ▁for ▁North ▁American ▁market . ▁This ▁would ▁bring ▁it ▁into ▁direct ▁competition ▁with ▁established ▁American ▁companies ▁G E , ▁Wh irl pool , ▁Fr ig ida ire , ▁and ▁May tag . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁strategy , ▁Ha ier ▁built ▁a ▁production ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁Cam den , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁US ▁reven ues ▁reached ▁US D ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million , ▁still ▁small ▁compared ▁to ▁its ▁overall ▁re venue ▁of ▁$ 7 ▁billion . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Ha ier ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁mid town ▁Manh attan . ▁Form er ly ▁the ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Sav ings ▁Bank , ▁the ▁ ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁in ▁the ▁ne o - class ical ▁style . ▁ ▁Production ▁facilities ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁( see ▁Ha ier ▁Pakistan ) ▁and ▁Jordan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁Africa , ▁Ha ier