Samsung to start making laptops in India this year: TM Roh

New Delhi: Samsung plans to expand its manufacturing presence in India by producing laptops at its factory in Noida starting later this year, mainly to cater to the domestic market.

“Starting this year, we intend to produce Samsung laptops in India as well, which will be provided to the Indian market. The setup, preparation is currently underway, and we will be able to make supplies from this year,” T.M. Roh, president of Samsung Electronics’ mobile business, told a media briefing on Monday.

The Korean electronics giant currently makes its laptops in China and Vietnam. The company though didn’t apply for sops under the Indian government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware, which includes laptops.