Acer India and Dixon Technologies to manufacture laptops under Make in India

Acer India and Dixon Technologies have partnered to manufacture laptops at Dixon’s facility at Noida. This will give a strong impetus to India's manufacturing competitiveness and use the production-linked incentive (PLI) by Government of India.

The factory will have capacity to produce roughly 5,00,000 laptops annually.

Acer will bring in electronic products which will be implemented through Dixon’s facilities. It believes that this key initiative will help to grow the electronic manufacturing ecosystem which will help us to serve domestic and global markets from India.

The PLI for IT hardware brought by Government of India is a game-changer that will have the advantage to increase domestic value addition and significantly position India as a key export’s hub. PC manufacturing is particularly significant as it can help reduce imports which have become all the more important as their usage increase rapidly amid the COVID-19 restriction.

“Acer will manufacture multiple laptops catering to segments from value to mainstream including education segment with Acer global manufacturing practices and guidance. The opening of this facility is a testament to our commitment to Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India' & ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative,” Harish Kohli, president and managing director, Acer India, said.

Acer plans to manufacture laptops under the value segment category, mainstream segment, and education segment at the Dixon Factory and this will create new employment opportunities for the youth, up-skilling and help develop ancillary electronic industries in India along with bringing in global manufacturing standards.