ASUS has finally announced that it will manufacture smartphones in India with the help of Foxconn supporting India’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. The Foxconn’s production facility in Sri City, AndheraPardesh will manufacture smartphones.Zenfone 2 Laser will be the first phone to get manufactured there, followed by the Zenfone Go ASUS plans to manufacture approx.

ASUS in collaboration with Foxconn plans to manufacture smartphones in India

150,000 smartphones in India/ month by the end of the current financial year. This accounts for 80% of sales in India.“India offers us a huge opportunity as smartphone penetration is just 10%. We are excited to announce our local manufacturing facility that will cater to the growing demands of the market”, commented Peter Chang, Regional Head – South Asia & Country Manager – System Business Group – ASUS India. “The Indian government’s focus on ‘Make in India’ has opened a plethora of opportunities for international companies. It is an opportune time to make the announcement as it will enable us to bring our cutting edge products to consumers who are looking for features and design sensibilities of a high-end smartphone at an economic price.”

He further added, “We are aggressively targeting the Indian market. We aim to achieve 5% market share in the country by next year and empower all our customers with luxury.”