NEW DELHI: The world’s 3rd largest smartphone distributor, Xiaomi decided to manufacture some of its products in India this 2015. The Chinese brand is said to have partnered with a Taiwanese company known as Inventec over this venture.
Inventec may kick off production at a leased facility in South India in Chennai, by the end of June or in early July this year. No details have been revealed with regards to the Xiaomi devices which will be made in India.
The plant in Chennai is expected to fulfill Xiaomi’s production demand for the next year or two, says Digitimes. Outside of its very own borders, India is the hugest market for the Chinese company. It has released four handsets in the country so far, covering the Mi 4, Redmi Note (4G version pictured), Mi 3 and Redmi 1S.
Xiaomi’s smartphones are priced so aggressively, it’s difficult to imagine them getting any cheaper for the features they offer. In spite of this, the company’s decision to make its devices in India means there’s a chance of them costing even lesser comparatively. But the brand has more ambitions than just that.
Since the Indian government is doing everything it can to encourage foreign companies to see the advantages of its ‘Make in India’ campaign, Xiaomi surely won’t be the last to start manufacturing its devices on these shores.
