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LG Electronics winds down mobile phone businesses

South Korea’s LG Electronics to wind down its mobile division by July 31; firm controls 2 per cent of the global smartphone market share.

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it will wind down its loss-making mobile division - a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market.

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