This is the biggest deal Google can do with Make In India, the iPhone manufacturing company

In October 2023, Google first announced its intention to manufacture Pixel smartphones locally in India, starting with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. Now news is coming that Google has started high-level talks with iPhone maker Foxconn to manufacture Pixel smartphones locally in Tamil Nadu. After Apple started manufacturing iPhone in India, now Google is also going to follow its lead.

The company plans to manufacture its Pixel phones in India itself. For this, they are in high-level talks with iPhone manufacturing company Foxconn on the contract. If this happens, it will be a big success for the 'Make in India' campaign of the Government of India.

There are reports that Google is looking to manufacture the Pixel smartphone locally in Tamil Nadu. For this, it is in talks with iPhone maker Foxconn. Google is going to take this step at a time when smartphone companies around the world are moving towards India. At the same time, India's smartphone exports are also steadily increasing.

The company is making this plan

Google's parent company Alphabet will also start manufacturing drones in the state through its subsidiary Wing LLC. The company currently provides drone delivery services to businesses in the United States, Europe and Australia through a fleet of lightweight, autonomous delivery drones. A Tamil Nadu delegation led by state Industries Minister TRB Raja and other officials met Google officials in the United States a few weeks ago, sources said.

However, the number of new jobs this will create is yet to be revealed. Google is also in talks with local contract manufacturer Dixon to manufacture Pixel smartphones in the country, multiple media reports revealed last week.

Every 7th iPhone is now made in India

The development comes at a time when Google's rival Apple is rapidly ramping up domestic production of its flagship iPhone devices in India. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple has assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in the country in fiscal 2024. The company now makes about 14 percent or 1 in 7 iPhones in India.

Google's Make in India plan

Google first announced its intention to manufacture Pixel smartphones locally in India starting with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro in October 2023. At the time, without disclosing any specifics, Google said it was in discussions with domestic and international manufacturers for local production of its premium smartphones. The company said the initiative will help them make Pixel smartphones more widely available across the country, with the first devices expected to launch sometime in 2024.