Foxconn gets approval to begin manufacturing at Andhra plant: Xiaomi
NEW DELHI: Amid uncertainties over letting mobile and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) reopening factories, Xiaomi India on Monday confirmed Foxconn that manufactures its phones has received necessary approval to reopen its plant in Andhra Pradesh. “Foxconn has received the necessary approval to begin its operations. We expect production to start in the next few days,” […]
Xiaomi inaugurates first component manufacturing plant in India
NEW DELHI: Smartphone major Xiaomi Saturday said Holitech Technology – one of its global component suppliers – has inaugurated its first component manufacturing plant in India (Greater Noida). Holitech Technology has built its operations in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and was first invited by the Chinese tech major in the first quarter of 2018 to […]
Sacked without notice, 1200 workers at Xiaomi, Oppo factory go on rampage in Noida
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of employees of a Chinese smartphone manufacturing facility here resorted to violence on Thursday after around 200 of them were “sacked without notice”, officials said. Around 1,200 workers of the Hipad Technology India, which makes Xiaomi and Oppo phones, went on a rampage pelting stones at the building and barging into the […]
Xiaomi to set up 5,000 offline stores in rural India
NEW DELHI: India’s largest smartphone vendor Xiaomi said on Tuesday that it will set up 5,000 Mi Stores across rural India by the end of 2019, a move that is expected to generate over 15,000 jobs. Xiaomi, which entered India in 2014 and sold smartphones exclusively online, ventured into offline retail in 2017. It operates […]