Amazon sets up first device manufacturing line in India to produce Fire TV Sticks
This is for the first time that Amazon will manufacture its hardware devices in India. The ecommerce giant has reiterated its commitment towards the Indian government s Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme.
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Amazon will begin manufacturing its hardware devices in India as the company reiterated its commitment to the Indian government’s
“make in India initiative towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Amazon will start manufacturing its Fire TV Stick devices in Chennai through a partnership with contract manufacturer Foxconn later this year.
The company said under the device manufacturing programme, it will be able to
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The unit will initially produce Fire TV Stick devices
Amazon said committed to government s Make in India initiative
Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will be launching its first manufacturing line in India later this year. The unit will be set up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and will begin with producing “hundreds of thousands” of Amazon Fire TV Stick devices every year. The company further said that it will invest $1 billion to digitise 10 million small and medium businesses, help businesses in India sell worldwide enabling $10 billion in cumulative exp
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Amazon to make Fire TV Stick devices in India in a mega boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat
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Amazon will start making the devices via a subsidiary of its manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group
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In a mega boost to Modi government s Make in India initiative for an Atmanirbhar Bharat, Amazon will start manufacturing television streaming devices in India later this. Delighted to share that soon Amazon will commence manufacturing of electronics products like FireTV stick in India, said Union minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday.
In a huge shot in the arm for the government effort to boost local manufacturing, Amazon India said it would open its first manufacturing outlet in Chennai.