Nokia to suspend production at Chennai plant from November 1Microsoft completed the acquisition of the mobile handset business of Nokia, leaving the Chennai plant out, at end-April this year.
08 Oct, 2014, 02.06 AM IST
Dogged by poor orders from Microsoft, Nokia moves to single-shift operationAt the peak of production, Nokia used to make 1.50 lakh mobile handsets a shift or nearly 4.50 lakh mobile phones a day.
12 Jun, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
Nokia says handset business sale to Microsoft completedNokia said the sale of its handset business to Microsoft has been closed after the cos agreed to leave two factories in India and Korea out...
26 Apr, 2014, 03.53 AM IST
Chennai Nokia factory to be contract manufacturing unit of MicrosoftThe Nokia factory in Chennai will become a contract manufacturing unit for Microsoft, the management of the handset maker told employee rep...
24 Apr, 2014, 10.09 AM IST
Why Nokia India's Chennai plant has become the orphan factoryIn September 2013, Microsoft purchased Nokia’s handset business at the global level for $7.2 billion, a deal it will close tomorrow -- with...
24 Apr, 2014, 10.05 AM IST
Nokia likely to leave India plant out of Microsoft dealNokia India has offered to put Rs 2,250 cr in an escrow account, plus pay an additional Rs 700 cr in instalments to free up the plant.
17 Apr, 2014, 02.49 AM IST
Nokia Chennai plant employees may make announcement tomorrowEmployees of Nokia's manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur near here are expected to convey their stand on the uncertainty over the futur...
26 Mar, 2014, 06.01 PM IST
Tax case not expected to affect deal with Microsoft: NokiaLast year in September, the US-based firm had announced it will acquire almost all of the Devices and Services business of Nokia for $7.2 b...
15 Feb, 2014, 11.19 AM IST
Chennai plant may shut down if tax issue unresolved: NokiaFinnish handset major Nokia today warned that its Chennai factory may shut down unless a Rs 21,153 crore tax issue is resolved.
12 Feb, 2014, 07.19 PM IST
Delhi HC lifts Nokia factory freeze in tax dispute, allows sale of Chennai plant to MicrosoftThe Chennai plant is one of Nokia's biggest phone-making factories. Nokia appealed the seizure and has been trying to end the dispute.
13 Dec, 2013, 09.19 AM IST
Nokia offers to pay part of Rs 3,000-cr tax payment demand to unfreeze its Chennai factoryShortly after Nokia announced a deal to sell its devices & services business to Microsoft, India's tax department froze the handset maker's...
22 Nov, 2013, 11.58 AM IST
Nokia protests tax probe in Chennai; files letters of objection against the governmentNokia said it sent letters objecting to the authorities' actions including entering its factory premises.
12 Feb, 2013, 04.00 PM IST
- Nokia to introduce dual-sim enabled mobile
Finnish handset-maker Nokia will soon introduce a 'dual sim'-enabled mobile phone in the Indian market, a company official said today.
05 May, 2011, 04.02 PM IST
- Jai Ho! India says hello to world
Handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are shipping 60 million mobiles each year from the country to ...
13 Nov, 2009, 12.17 AM IST
- Chennai unit top producer for nokia
Chennai has edged past China as a unit-wise volume producer of Nokia cellphones. In fact, Nokia’s Chennai factory is now the company's larg...
12 Jun, 2009, 02.10 AM IST
- 'India second to none as location for hardware manufacturing'
Nokia on Thursday said India, which is so far known for its software prowess, is also among the best locations for setting up a hardware ma...
23 Aug, 2007, 04.10 PM IST
- Nokia to ramp up mfg ops; to export more
Nokia is readying itself for a bigger expansion that includes increase in exports.
12 Mar, 2007, 06.10 PM IST