Alphabet Inc’s Google has informed suppliers to begin making its Pixel smartphones in India by subsequent quarter on the earliest, as a part of its plan to ship greater than 10 million Pixel telephones this yr, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday.
Google would begin manufacturing smartphones in India and its flagship Pixel 8 can be accessible in 2024, it mentioned final October, because it focuses extra on a key progress market.
The transfer will even assist Google diversify its provide chain away from China, the Nikkei report mentioned, citing an individual with direct information of the matter.
The tech large will put together manufacturing traces for its high-end Pixel 8 Pro smartphones in the approaching weeks and begin producing telephones in the April-June quarter, the report added, citing a number of sources.
The report didn’t say what number of telephones Google plans to fabricate India nor if the telephones can be on the market in the nation or for exports.
Google didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
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