Xiaomi Partners With Indian Assembler To Make Smartphones
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The Chinese company has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government about the plan for Dixon to assemble and export Xiaomi smartphones
Xiaomi Corp. is handing some of its smartphone assembly in India to Dixon Technologies India Ltd., deepening its relationship with the homegrown partner as the country's government pushes electronics manufacturers to build local supply chains. Mr. Muralikrishnan B @hawkeye, President @XiaomiIndia and Mr. Sunil Vachani @SunilVachani, Chairman @DixonTech_India called on me at my office @GoI_MeitY today.They apprised me about their partnership for manufacturing & exporting mobile phones from India and plans to invest… pic.twitter.com/m8O0hGMT6b
The Chinese company has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government about the plan for Dixon to assemble and export Xiaomi smartphones, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a technology minister, said late Tuesday. The partners will also explore component manufacturing, Dixon said.
Xiaomi was once an unrivaled leader in India's smartphone market, but lost steam after facing heightened regulatory scrutiny and stiff competition. Indian state agencies' crackdown on Chinese firms including Xiaomi has led the companies to explore manufacturing alliances with local partners, possibly to win New Delhi's favor.
