Xiaomi open to more manufacturing in India

It is ramping up capacity in the second facility in Andhra Pradesh, run by Foxconn

Chinese electronics major Xiaomi on Wednesday said it was open to expanding manufacturing facilities for mobiles and other devices in India.

“We are open to setting up production facilities, not only for phones, but also for other devices,” said Manu Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi, and managing director, Xiaomi India.

At present, the company’s devices are produced in India at two manufacturing facilities of contract manufacturer Foxconn in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. While one is a dedicated unit, the other manufactures phones of other brands as well.

About 95 per cent of the phones Xiaomi sells in India are manufactured in the