Adding further to the development, Peter Zhai, President, Huawei India Consumer Business Group stated, "We have seen significant acceptance of our smartphones in India over the last few years and have big plans for India. We have been evaluating a manufacturing unit for a long time and have partnered with Flex given their legacy, expertise and knowledge in providing sketch to scale solutions to leading companies globally."

Commenting on the occasion, Jeff Reece, head of Flex Telecom segment said, "We are thrilled to expand our global partnership with Huawei. Our alliance with Huawei in India is a testament of our commitment towards boosting local manufacturing."

India is a very important market for Huawei and the company has renewed its focus on India working with two brands, Huawei and Honor, to cater to the widest cross section of consumers.

Huawei has established strong consumer confidence in India by launching a series of products, for both the Huawei and Honor brands, including the launch of Huawei's flagship P9 in India this year. Google has also collaborated with Huawei to make its premium Nexus 6P device.

Huawei's latest manufacturing initiative is part of its commitment to the Government of India's ‘Make in India' vision by harnessing local talent, coupled with the infusion of hi-tech R&D expertise and knowledge into the country.

The smartphone manufacturing announcement is another milestone in Huawei's 16-year journey in India which includes its largest overseas R&D Center and the recently inaugurated Global Service Center in Bengaluru.

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