Xiaomi starts making Mi LED TVs in AP

​Hyderabad: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Monday announced that it was locally manufacturing Mi LED TVs in partnership with Dixon Technologies of Andhra Pradesh.

The facility is located at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, spanning across 32 acres. The factory which employs more than 850 people will reach its peak production capacity of 100,000 Mi LED TVs per month by Q1 2019.

The new Mi LED TV manufacturing plant will start local assembly with Mi LED Smart TV 4A 80cm (32-inch) and Mi LED Smart TV 4A 180cm (43-inch) for now. Recently, IDC announced that Mi LED TV has become the number 1 Smart TV Brand in India as per Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker, 2018Q2.

 Manu Jain, Managing Director, Xiaomi India said, “Xiaomi’s tremendous success in India has been primarily contributed to our commitment in India and we are proud to take the next step with the support of state of Andhra Pradesh. 

After a successful smartphone journey, we are beginning a new chapter with Mi LED TV manufacturing in India. We are already the number one Smart TV brand in India, and we hope that with our increased focus on local manufacturing, we would be able to increase our supply and ensure we can reach out to many more Mi Fans.”