According to news reports, Xiaomi and Oppo in China have had to resort to importing some smartphones models into India as their local assembly plants struggle to get back to normal production levels. The bulk of the Xiaomi smartphones sold in India are made by contract manufacturer Foxconn in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, while Oppo assembles its India-made phones at a plant on the outskirts of New Delhi.
Although manufacturing facilities in India have been allowed since May to resume operations, several smartphone plants are still grappling with labour shortages making it difficult to meet demand that built up during nearly two months of lockdown when sales of phones were not allowed, the sources said.
Oppo’s plant reopened with reduced staffing on May 7, it had to close again for more than a week after several workers tested positive for the coronavirus.
