OnePlus to start manufacturing OnePlus 3 in India by year end
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus might manufacture its latest device OnePlus 3 in India. The company last month suspended local production of its OnePlus X smartphone within five months of launch, due to tepid demand. But, demand for its latest OnePlus 3 model is outstripping supply and the Chinese company could make the handsets at the Foxconn factory in India. “We are facing a supply crunch. Since we dropped the invite-only approach, demand is higher than expected,” said Vikas Agarwal, general manager, India, OnePlus. “We are importing handsets from China but are looking to start assembling in India by the end of this year. We are searching for component suppliers for OnePlus 3,” he added. “We ceased production of OnePlus X recently,” Agarwal said. “The demand was not enough to justify production,” he added. According to a CMR report published in June, OnePlus became one of the top five in the high-end smartphone ma...