One of the first global electronics manufacturing facilities to set up in India in 1996, Korean electronics major, Samsung, will now manufacture laptops in its Greater Noida factory which already makes feature phones, smartphones, wearables, and tablets.
Sources aware of the development told the media that Samsung has expanded its manufacturing portfolio by commencing the building of laptops in India.
Samsung has so far not issued a statement in this regard, although, earlier this year, Samsung Electronics President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business, TM Roh, had said the company had begun preparations for manufacturing laptops in India.
On Saturday, Union electronics and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, met with Samsung Southwest Asia President and CEO, JB Park, and Samsung Southwest Asia Corporate Vice President, SP Chun.
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He said later that “Samsung continues to expand manufacturing of its advanced technology devices in Bharat, driven by talent and innovation.”
India’s second-largest smartphone player in terms of value and volume share, as per a Counterpoint Research report, Samsung plans to further start manufacture of more devices in India.
Globally, it has its second-largest mobile phone manufacturing unit in India, making it the second-largest exporter of the handsets from the country after Apple.
The electronics giant is also the second-largest player in the tablet PC segment with a share of 15 per cent, according to the CyberMedia Research report.
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