Lenovo's sales in the Americas have declined in recent months Lenovo Group has opened a consumer business unit in an attempt to increase sales of PCs and other electronic devices outside of its China base.Lenovo, which purchased IBM’s PC business in 2004, is the top PC seller in China, but its sales in the Americas have declined in recent months.“One of our key long-term strategic goals is to replicate worldwide the success we’ve enjoyed in the China consumer market,” Lenovo spokeswoman Kristy Fair said Thursday. “We plan to leverage what we’ve learned about the consumer business in China and apply that expertise where appropriate to other parts of the world.” Lenovo Chairman Yang Yuanqing will run the consumer unit until a permanent executive is hired, she said.No other details were immediately available. In February, Lenovo announced it would sell notebooks in Circuit City Stores. and Best Buy retail outlets in an effort to win more U.S. small business customers. Technology Industry