Google announces rolling out of Made in India Pixel 8 in India
Google has revealed that it is launching its made-in-India Pixel 8 smartphones in the country. The company had announced in October last year its intention to assemble the Pixel smartphone series in India.
“Excited to announce that the first of our Made in India Google #Pixel8 devices have started rolling off the production lines. Grateful for the partnership with Hon'ble Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw as we look forward to bringing the #TeamPixel experience to people across India,” Google India posted on X.
As per American global online newspaper TechCrunch, the Pixel 8 is the only model currently being manufactured locally and the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8a are not included. After Pixel 8, Pixel A series is expected to be locally manufactured in India.
Although Google has not officially revealed the local manufacturing partners, sources have reportedly confirmed to TechCrunch that Compal, Google’s manufacturing partner, has collaborated with India’s Dixon Technologies for assembling Pixel 8 smartphones locally.
Local manufacturing in India is a step by Google to expand its presence in South Asia and also leverage the manufacturing potential of the country. India has also incentivised local manufacturing in order to become self-reliant in terms of mobile phone assembling.
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