As India bans computer imports, Dixon Tech smells multi-billion opportunity

Homegrown electronics manufacturing services company Dixon Technologies is betting big on domestic IT hardware production under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. With approvals in place, Dixon is poised to manufacture laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers in India. Dixon started operations in 1993, commencing with the assembly of colour televisions. Over the years, the […]

Dixon starts making fully automatic washing machines for BOSCH

Dixon Technologies, one of the rare success stories of India in electronics manufacturing, said it has started making fully automatic washing machines. The appliances are being made for BSH Household Appliances Private Ltd, the local unit of the global giant that owns brands such as Bosch. Manufacturing has been started at Dixon’s Tirupati factory. Before […]

Dixon Tech, Japan’s Rexxam in electronics components JV

Dixon Technologies, arguably the most successful Indian electronics manufacturer of all times, said it has decided to float a 40:60 joint venture with its customer and Japanese electronic components maker Rexxam to target both Indian and international markets. The two companies have inked a memorandum of understanding and will begin the work of thrashing out […]

Dixon Tech to start exports, focus on smartphones, washing machines, LED lights

India-based Dixon Technologies, one of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturers, said it is in the final stages of operationalizing a deal with Chinese electronics maker Lenovo that will enable it to start export smartphones in coming months. This will mark the quickest move to exports for any category for Dixon Electronics. At present, the […]

Dixon Tech to help ramp up ‘disruptive’ COVID-19 test production

Dixon Technologies, the NOIDA-based contract manufacturer of electronics, said it has entered into a contract with Bangalore-based Molbio Diagnostics to manufacture a disruptive RT-PCR COVID-19 test that can give a major boost to India’s Coronavirus containment efforts. It has entered into a Rs 30 cr deal to manufacture 1,000 Qattros, a viral testing machine that […]

Coronavirus lockdown leads to spike in TV sales

India’s Coronavirus lockdown seems to have led to a sharp increase in demand for televisions sold via online retailers, according to inputs from Dixon Technologies, India’s biggest maker of TVs. Company CEO Atul Lall said that while the demand and sales of other consumer durables dipped during the lockdown, demand for TVs rose. Dixon Technologies, […]

COVID reforms to boost mobile manufacturing – Dixon Technologies

Dixon Technologies, India’s biggest contract manufacturer of electronic items, has lauded the recently announced incentive scheme for mobile manufacturing in India, and said it is already able to sense strong interest from global smartphone manufacturers. From being a consuming state, India has — over the last 10 years — managed to get the majority of […]

Dixon Tech starts making TVs for Samsung in India

Dixon Technologies, which commenced making smartphones for Samsung in India in November, has expanded its relationship with the Korean company to now make flat-panel TVs in India for the Korean giant. Dixon is a contract designer and manufacturer of electronic and lighting goods, including LED bulbs, washing machines, TVs and mobile phones. It is famous […]