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Vivo Expanding Its Indian Manufacturing Unit To Increase The Production of Smartphones

18Aug By NitishNo Comments

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Vivo Expanding Its Indian Manufacturing Unit To Increase The Production of Smartphones

Chinese Smartphone company Vivo announce the expansion of its India manufacturing operations at the hi-tech manufacturing facility in Greater Noida. With an investment of INR 300 crores till date, the facility has increased production to more than 2 million units per month, re-iterating Vivo’s commitment to ‘Make in India’. The newly added SMT lines are catering to the growing demand for Vivo smartphones in the country. With more than 5000 employees, the Greater Noida plant has a capacity of manufacturing almost 25 million products in a year. Besides manufacturing, the Greater Noida plants also resides a ‘Test Lab’ where the manufactured products undergo more than 1000 stringent levels of quality and durability tests. Vivo NEX has been completely made in India and seen much succes...

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