"The Indian Government's thrust on ‘Make in India' has opened up a plethora of opportunities for organizations looking to conduct business in India", said Amar Babu, COO, Asia Pacific and chairman, Lenovo India.

"Currently for smartphones, India is the third largest smartphone market in the world, according to IDC and we believe this an opportune time. Lenovo is transforming into a global consumer technology brand by differentiating itself on innovation and design. Today's announcement reiterates India's strategic importance in Lenovo's global strategy and we are confident that this will propel Lenovo to its next phase of growth, diversifying beyond PCs into smart connected devices."

The Lenovo and Motorola brands have seen huge success in India and have come back to manufacture in India in support of the ‘Make in India' initiative. Both companies have started integrating the manufacturing and supply chain operations and are working towards to combining many back-end operations as well.
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