HMD is “scaling” in the United States, killing Nokia again

HMD Global, the company known for licensing the Nokia brand for new phones and tablets over the past decade, has announced that it will “restore” its American operations, and it seems that it has stopped selling HMD and Nokia devices completely.

The withdrawal was confirmed in a statement Common before WirelessJulian Chocato on topicsIt recognizes a difficult geopolitical and economic environment, which looks like a polite way to say “definitions.”

Although the HMD statement does not confirm a complete departure from the American market, it is it Website It tells a different story. The HMD Webstore is no longer online, the product pages have not provided any purchase information, or it has an inappropriate “purchase” button, despite the fact that some phones are still available for purchase from Amazon and other retailers.

HMD Chokkattu has told that it would continue to honor “guarantee coverage and current products service”, which will be dealt with by the company’s global support teams. For American employees, the company has not confirmed the details of any job losses, but it says it is “committed to supporting (American employees) during this transition.” We contacted HMD to comment.

Its headquarters in Finland, was HMD It was formed in 2016 In order to purchase the NOKIA Features from Microsoft, which in turn bought the sick brand in 2014. It also obtained a license to use the Nokia name on smartphones and tablets, focusing on medium -cost devices.

In 2023 HMD Plans announced To launch products under their brand, including Reforming horizon (Which, from the stranger, is still only Android phone with Qi2 Support), along with brand partnerships such as Berber Philip phone and Heineken phone boring. Since then, Nokia has landed to distribute phones. Only four of the HMD smartphones were launched in the United States, none of them have been operated since the normative HMD merged in September 2024, although many other HMD phones have launched internationally at the time.

Here is a full HMD Global statement:

“Like many international companies, HMD is moving in a difficult geopolitical and economic environment. After careful study, we made a decision to expand our American operations.

Our priority is a smooth transfer of our customers and partners. We will continue to honor all obligations, including guarantee covering and current products, and provide full support through our global teams.

We are deeply appreciated by the contributions of our colleagues in the United States affected by this change and are committed to supporting them during this transition.

HMD still focuses on long -term growth, with strong momentum across our main business and major sectors such as family, safe and smaller financing. “