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he company for the current financial year has targeted to generate a capacity of 6 million units for the Chennai-based plant. Lenovo clarified that its Chennai plant is under contract manufacturing with Flextronics, one of the company's global partners.
"The Chennai unit belongs to our global partners Flextronics and we have started producing our new smartphones from the unit which will be used to match the demand from within the country," Amar Babu, chief operating officer of Lenovo India, said.
He also confirmed that Lenovo already operates a manufacturing unit out of Puducherry, where it makes laptops only.
The new facility spread over 40,000 square feet, which will come with product testing labs and quality assurance facilities, apart from housing 1,500 employees and separate manufacturing lines for Lenovo andMotorola.
The Chennai-based facility started assembly lines two weeks back and currently has an annual production capacity of six million units, added Babu.
Announcing the news, Chen Xudong, President MBG Group, Lenovo and chairman Motorola Mobility Operating Board, said, "Lenovo is not new to manufacturing in India. We recognised 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. 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 customers across the world."
Lenovo Starts Smartphone Manufacturing in Chennai With Flextronics | NDTV Gadgets
"The Chennai unit belongs to our global partners Flextronics and we have started producing our new smartphones from the unit which will be used to match the demand from within the country," Amar Babu, chief operating officer of Lenovo India, said.
He also confirmed that Lenovo already operates a manufacturing unit out of Puducherry, where it makes laptops only.
The new facility spread over 40,000 square feet, which will come with product testing labs and quality assurance facilities, apart from housing 1,500 employees and separate manufacturing lines for Lenovo andMotorola.
The Chennai-based facility started assembly lines two weeks back and currently has an annual production capacity of six million units, added Babu.
Announcing the news, Chen Xudong, President MBG Group, Lenovo and chairman Motorola Mobility Operating Board, said, "Lenovo is not new to manufacturing in India. We recognised 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. 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 customers across the world."
Lenovo Starts Smartphone Manufacturing in Chennai With Flextronics | NDTV Gadgets
