China’s Lenovo said it has started making smartphones in India through contract manufacturer Flextronics at Sriperumbudur near Chennai.
The Flextronics’ unit has started rolling out two of Moto E smartphone’s 4G variants and will soon start making another 4G device Lenovo K3 note,” the company said in an official release.
Lenovo had acquired Motorola last year.
Currently, the factory has a capacity of making six million smartphone units.
The company said that both Lenovo and Motorola will have separate manufacturing lines at the same facility.
Amar Babu, Chairman and COO, Asia Pacific, Lenovo India said, “The phones produced in the plant is focused on serving the Indian market.”
“The Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ programme offers a plethora of opportunities for organisations looking to conduct business in India.”
