Dixon to Lava, Indian firms in JV talks with Chinese electronics players

Eligible companies under the PLI scheme say they are unable to meet their production targets because of supply chain challenges

Home-grown companies, including electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firm Dixon Technologies and mobile device maker Lava International, have started exploratory talks with Chinese sub-assemblies and component players for setting up joint ventures (JVs) in the country.  

Sources in the industry say many domestic companies have also had preliminary discussions with original design manufacturers (ODMs) in China to look at a JV model for manufacturing smartphones. 

Key ODM players in mobile devices in China include Longcheer, Huaqin, and Wingtech, which has already set up a plant in Tirupati. According to Counterpoint, they collectively account for 75 per cent of the smartphone shipments globally, and