Alphabet’s Google intends to manufacture its Pixel smartphone in Tamil Nadu, India.
And has reached an agreement with Taiwan’s Foxconn, according to multiple sources with personal knowledge on Thursday.
“It will be making the latest models of its smartphones in the state… at the existing Foxconn facility (in Tamil Nadu),” one of the sources said on condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to talk to the media.
Foxconn already builds Apple iPhones in a factory near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Geopolitical Tensions between Beijing and Washington
Amid geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington, major global corporations.
Are looking to broaden their supply chains outside China, and India is being considered as a possibility.
“The investment in Tamil Nadu is separate from the reported tie-up between Dixon and Google (to make smartphones in India),” the source said, adding the decision came about after the state’s officials met with Google executives recently.
Google’s plans were initially reported by the news website Moneycontrol. Google, Foxconn, and the Tamil Nadu government did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
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