Chinese firm Infinix evaluating local manufacturing for laptops

The government has put in an import management system from 1 November this year

- Gulveen Aulakh

Chinese smartphone maker Infinix is evaluating local manufacturing of laptops in India within a year, for which it was holding discussions with original design manufacturers, a top executive said.

The brand, which is part of the Transsion Group that became a top five smartphone seller globally last month, has been making smartphones in India for the local market since 2019. It ventured into selling laptops in 2021. With a 7-8% share on e-commerce retailer Flipkart, the brand is currently importing all the laptops it sells in the country.

"We’re evaluating going into production of laptops in India, and the other things we can do here. We’re talking to players for local production but the challenge is the ecosystem, which is essential," Anish Kapoor, chief executive officer at Infinix India, said in an interaction.