--- title: After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom... description: India has approved a joint venture between Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and local manufacturer Dixon Technologies, with Dixon holding a 51% majority stake.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/after-apple-india-s-smartphone-manufacturing-boom-enters-new-phase-with-vivo-jv-g2ns7etfj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV | daily.dev og:description: India has approved a joint venture between Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and local manufacturer Dixon Technologies, with Dixon holding a 51% majority stake.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/after-apple-india-s-smartphone-manufacturing-boom-enters-new-phase-with-vivo-jv-g2ns7etfj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/G2nS7eTFJ.png og:image:alt: After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary India has approved a joint venture between Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and local manufacturer Dixon Technologies, with Dixon holding a 51% majority stake. The deal, first announced in December 2024, required extra government scrutiny under 2020 rules restricting investment from border-sharing countries like China. The structure — where a Chinese brand cedes majority control to an Indian partner — is seen as a potential template for other Chinese smartphone makers navigating India's regulatory environment. Apple currently dominates India's smartphone exports at 57% by volume, while Chinese brands hold 72% of domestic sales but contribute less than 10% of exports, highlighting significant untapped export potential. For Dixon, the venture could add 20–22 million smartphones annually to its manufacturing volumes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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