Make in India: OPPO to make 10 lakh 4G phones per month in India
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OPPO, the smartphone maker from China, has decided to start manufacturing 10 lakh-odd 4G phones a month at its upcoming Noida facility. The manufacturing process would start from August, as told by Mike Wang, CEO of OPPO Mobiles India.
Even though the 4G smartphones would be designed in China, they would be manufactured in Noida after "local level customisation for the India market", Wang told ET.
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The names of the specific models that would be made in Noida were not revealed, but the 4G phones are said to be priced in the Rs 10,000-20,000 range.
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OPPO’s pact with Taiwanese contract manufacturer, Foxconn in India will need to be adjusted to make way for this new manufacturing process.
"Foxconn would continue to manufacture smartphones for OPPO in India," said Wang, even after the Noida factory starts manufacturing.
OPPO’s decision to locally manufacture smartphones has come at a time when handset makers from around the world are either considering opening up manufacturing processes in multi-billion dollar opportunity in India, or have already started manufacturing locally.
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