Huawei to manufacture smartphones in India
Chinese smartphone Huawei on Friday announced that it will start to manufacture smartphones in India from next month, in partnership with Flex."Starting from first week of October 2016, the Flex manufacturing plant in Chennai will manufacture one of the Honor smartphones models," the company said.The plant will have the capacity to make three million units by the end of 2017.
Huawei begins making phones in India
Attendees test the P9 smartphone, manufactured by Huawei Technologies Co, during a launch event in New Delhi, India.[Photo/Agencies]Huawei Technologies Co will begin assembling phones in India with manufacturing partner Flextronics International Ltd, establishing a beachhead in the world's fastest-growing smartphone arena.The Chinese company expects to have Flex put together its first gadgets starting October, Jay Chen, the chief executive for Huawei's Indian business, told reporters at a news conference.
Huawei to source part of handset from India
NEW DELHI: The list of mobile companies looking to manufacture phones in India is getting bigger.China's Huawei , the world's third-largest mobile phone maker behind Apple and Samsung, has decided to source a part of its handset portfolio from the country and will get them contract manufactured at Flextronics' Chennai facility .Huawei joins a growing list of Chinese and other companies to source the devices locally, and these include LeEco, Xiaomi, Gionee and Oppo.This follows the government's local manufacturing push through the `Make in India' initiative, which offers nearly 10% benefit for those sourcing from India against opting for imports.Huawei, which has been gaining market share across the global markets, is still a very small player in India, and sold just about 1 million devices last year compared to total smartphone sales of over 100 million.
Huawei walks the talk on make in India
Huawei walks the talk on make in IndiaApart from 1,500 people who will be hired by Flex, Huawei is also planning to recruit 3,000 employees for sales and marketingwill start making smartphones in collaboration with at the latter's Chennai plant.Starting next month, the unit owned by will start making models.To start with, will make 3 million devices for annually but the capacity can be increased any time as has 100 acres that can be developed.
China's Huawei Will Begin Making Smartphones in India Next Month
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies will start making smartphones in India next month, the company said Friday, joining a wave of compatriots setting up plants in the world's third-biggest mobile market.The plant will be operated with the Indian arm of electronics manufacturer Flextronics International in the southern Indian city of Chennai, Huawei said.India is trying to attract manufacturing into the country as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative.
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