- Samsung reportedly plans to manufacture laptops from next month onwards.
- The laptops will be manufactured in its Greater Noida factory.
- Unnamed sources note that the factory has been expanded to include laptop manufacturing.
It looks like Samsung Electronics might be making another push towards the Indian government’s Make in India policy. According to a report by Livemint, the company plans to start making laptops as early as next month. As per the report, the company plans to use its Greater Noida factory for production. The factory currently produces mobile phones, but it has reportedly been expanded to house a new laptop manufacturing unit that has an annual capacity to produce 60,000 to 70,000 units.
“Samsung will start to make laptops here. The Noida plant, the company’s largest mobile phone manufacturing factory, will house the additional lines that will be used for making laptops,” a source told the publication. Another source confirmed the annual production capacity numbers and stated that the laptop manufacturing capacity entails an investment of about Rs 100-200 crore.
This move will make Samsung the newest foreign manufacturer to make laptops in India. It should be noted a few other manufacturers such as HP, Dell, and Acer have already set up laptop assembly lines in India.
This move comes a few months after the government announced plans to limit the import of laptop computers. The idea is to reduce the dependency on imports from China. It is also hoped that the move will spur the ‘Make in India’ movement and make laptop manufacturers manufacture devices within the country. It should be noted that the ban will not affect the import of parts of laptops. So manufacturers, such as Samsung, can still set up assembly plants for laptops.
