In 2006, Hisense acquired Guangdong Kelon Electric Appliances, and the home appliance industry sector was strengthened. Hisense Kelon has set up R&D centers in Shunde and Qingdao, and scientific research institutions in the United States, Japan and Britain.
Kelon Company is headquartered in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, with building number 1984, and began to produce refrigerators in. It is one of the earliest manufacturers of refrigerators in China, and one of the largest refrigeration appliance enterprise groups in China at present. It occupies an important position in the domestic refrigerator and air conditioning market, especially the refrigerator market share ranks first in China for ten consecutive years.