Xiaomi Says 99% of Its Phones Sold in the Country are Made in India

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has fabricated major inroads into the Indian smartphone market, and the visitor is selling millions of phones in the country, most of which are patently made in India. That is what Xiaomi India's Primary Operating Officeholder Muralikrishnan B said to reporters today at an consequence in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

"About 99 percent of the phones sold in India are made in the land. We make 3 phones per second", said Muralikrishnan B to reporters.

A majority of Xiaomi'due south manufacturing needs in the land are handled past Foxconn, within its ii plants, one of which is in Sri Metropolis special economical zone, and the other in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

Xiaomi is reportedly likewise sourcing around 65% of manufacturing components from within India.

He also said that the company has started exporting a pocket-sized number of smartphones made in India to other countries besides, albeit at a pocket-size scale. "With more regime incentives, we programme to scale upward the consign of 'brand in India' phones," he said.

Speaking about the challenges faced by the company in exporting India-manufactured smartphones effectually the world, Muralikrishnan said "BIS certification is not accepted in many parts of the world. If the government can make BIS certification accepted in countries in Europe, information technology would aid us calibration".

The government's Make in India scheme is majorly responsible for this boost in product inside the country. Foxconn Bharat Country Manager Josh Foulger said "In terms of manufacturing, the progress that Republic of india has made in the past 5 years is phenomenal".He as well added that corporate revenue enhancement relief and the improvement in ease of doing business in the country has helped considerably.