Alphabet Inc has selected local contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies to produce its super-premium Google Pixel 8 smartphones in India, the Economic Times reported. The trial production phase has commenced, and the first batch of these made-in-India devices is likely to be available by September.
Google intends to utilise Indian production to meet the demands of the domestic market and potentially for exports as well, sources said.
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Moneycontrol could not confirm the development till the time of filing this story.
Despite multiple attempts, Dixon Technologies declined to comment on the development, and its chairman, Sunil Vachani, was unavailable for comment.
Insiders revealed that Google had been in discussions with various potential manufacturing partners for over a year before finalising Dixon Technologies for this significant venture.
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