Tricky Google gives Domino effect to Public Republic of China.

Google gives Domino effect to People Republic of  China.

Google pulls up sleeve to shift its manufacutring facility for Pixel phone assembly to India from China: Report

After Apple, rival tech giant Google is planning to shift the assembly of one of its flagship phone brands to India, as COVID-19-induced lockdowns continue to hit the pace of manufacturing in China, a report said on September 12.

Google has asked manufacturers in India to submit bids for the assembly of 500,000 to 1 million units of its Pixel smartphones, The Information reported, citing a company source.

The amount of devices which Google wants to be assembled in India will account for 10 to 20 percent of the Pixel's estimated total annual production, the report said, adding that the smartphone, in recent period, has been manufactured almost entirely in China.

Google was yet to react to the news at the time of writing this report. Moneycontrol could not independently verify the development.

Apple has been working with suppliers to ramp up manufacturing in India and the first iPhone 14s from the country are likely to be finished in late October or November, following the initial September release, persons privy to the development told Bloomberg.

Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai, it reported.

The company is looking at options after Beijing's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, according to the report.

Apple's Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai, it reported.

The company is looking at options after Beijing's clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, according to the report.