Make In India: Lenovo-Motorola starts making smartphones at Chennai plant

[V.Balasubramani]

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Make In India: Lenovo-Motorola starts making smartphones at Chennai plant

Lenovo, which also owns Motorola Mobility, has already started rolling out two of the 4G variant of Moto E smartphone from the plant.
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NEW DELHI: China's Lenovo Tuesday said that it has started local manufacturing of its smartphones at Sriperumbudur near Chennai, through a contract manufacturer. Lenovo, which also owns Motorola Mobility, has already started rolling out two of the 4G variant of Moto E smartphone from the plant, and will start making another 4G device, Lenovo K3 note device, soon.

The company said that both Lenovo and Motorola will have separate manufacturing lines at the same facility.

The plant will house 1500 employees for manufacturing lines, quality assurance, and product testing


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[sarang]

Good news for the chennai plant. Microsoft killed nokia, and this plant was left in limbo.

 

[vgane]

Good news for the chennai plant. Microsoft killed nokia, and this plant was left in limbo.

There are lots of skilled labor from erstwhile Nokia, available too..That is the real plus point...It will be a win win for both the Company & the ex employees of Nokia!

 

[mkrishna100]

Good News .Hope India becomes the next manufacturing hub .

 

[prasad1]

How long will it last? How long did it last in China? What kind of benefits did it create for Chinese workers?

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Lenovo and Motorola start manufacturing smartphones in India

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Lenovo and Motorola smartphones will be manufactured at the Sriperambudur plant in Chennai, in partnership with contract manufacturer Flextronics. The Motorola Moto E is the first smartphone to be locally manufactured, while the Lenovo K3 Note will soon follow. In the current financial year, the company plans on manufacturing around six million handsets in India.




"Lenovo is not new to manufacturing in India. We recognized the potential of India and we invested in PC manufacturing several years ago. Lenovo’s investment in the new manufacturing plant represents the potential we see in the Indian market and our long term commitment to our customers,” said Chen Xudong, President MBG Group, Lenovo and chairman Motorola Mobility Operating Board.

“In the past ten years, our brand has grown manifold in India. We are excited to expand our presence and tap into India’s competent talent pool that will enable us to develop cutting-edge products for our own customers across the world,” he added.

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