Lenovo expands manufacturing capabilities for PCs, notebooks, smartphones in India
31 August 2021: Lenovo is considerably expanding its local manufacturing capabilities in India across product categories such as PCs, laptops and smartphones. Lenovo said it is expanding in India across all business lines, including PC and smart devices, smart phones, infrastructure solutions and especially in the newly created services and solutions group.
Lenovo has added a third manufacturing line to its in-house PC manufacturing factory in Puducherry, and it has begun local manufacture of its tablet PCs in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, in cooperation with Wingtech Technology. In addition, Motorola (a Lenovo group business) cellphones are now produced domestically in Noida, U. P. in collaboration with Dixon Technologies.
“Lenovo’s commitment to the government’s goal of “AtmaNirbhar Bharat” is strengthened by these activities. They’re also part of Lenovo’s worldwide production and supply chain strategy, which sees the company service consumers in 180 markets from 30 manufacturing locations across the world, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico and the United States” it was also added.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, total revenue for all Lenovo Group companies in India was over US$ 462 million, increasing 31.3% year over year. According to the statement, the Tirupati plant currently manufactures a wide range of Lenovo tablets to satisfy the demands of consumers, educators, and students, as well as those for specialised functions like retail, manufacturing, and healthcare.
The Lenovo Puducherry facility, which has been in operating since 1999, has earlier been extended to include Lenovo’s popular IdeaPad laptop computers. The factory has now began manufacturing products across Lenovo’s complete consumer and commercial range, including desktops, laptops, and workstations, thanks to the installation of a third production line, according to the announcement. This is a 100% increase in capacity over the previous year, it added.
“Lenovo has made substantial investments in the facility’s automation and digitization in order to ensure a smooth and efficient production process. There is also a shared testing room and common packing lines for all items. Every product will now have its own setup and testing process as a result of this expansion” It was said.
