Officials from Google will soon visit Chennai to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to hold discussion on manufacturing of Google Pixle near Chennai, says a release from the State government.
A Bloomberg report said that The Alphabet Inc. unit plans to assemble Pixel phones in the State, setting up new production lines with Taiwanese contract manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group.
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Industries Minister TRB Rajaa went to the US and, along with Foxconn officials, met senior executives at Google about starting a factory in Tamil Nadu. As a result of these negotiations, Google has come forward to start a cell phone manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu along with Foxconn, the State government release said.
Chief Minister Stalin has set an ambitious goal of raising Tamil Nadu’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030. To achieve this, investor meets were held in Singapore, Japan, Arab countries, and France, which attracted investments worth Rs 9.61 lakh crore. As a result, 30 lakh youths will get employment in the State, the release said.
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Google said last year it would begin production of its Pixel 8 smartphones in India without disclosing a location. Apple has shifted some iPhone production to India, and Samsung Electronics Co. has also set up assembly in the country, according to the Bloomberg report.
Tamil Nadu is already a leader in manufacturing phones for various global brands, including Apple and Samsung. The making of Pixel will boost the State’s manufacturing capability further.