Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo under probe over alleged GST evasionThe Indian government is pursuing unpaid tax dues from Chinese smartphone brands, including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and PC maker Lenovo, and in...
22 Jul, 2023, 01.09 AM IST
Government tells Chinese handset companies to get Indian equity partnersThe Chinese companies have also been asked to appoint Indian executives in key roles such as chief executive officer, chief operating offic...
13 Jun, 2023, 06.40 AM IST
OnePlus, Realme, Oppo to go separate ways as parent BBK looks to de-risk India businessBBK Electronics Corp, China’s largest smartphone maker, has made three of its biggest brands in India - Oppo, OnePlus and Realme - separate...
07 Jun, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
ED raids disrupts business, hurts environment for foreign investors: Chinese embassyThe ED on Tuesday had raided 44 locations of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo and enterprises linked to it, as part of a PMLA (preventi...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Vivo plans to invest Rs 1,600 crore more by 2023Vivo, which has seven manufacturing facilities globally, aims to increase its annual production capacity to 60 million units by the end of ...
17 Feb, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
Supplies of smartphones, tablets, laptops hit due to lower production & distribution workforceTwo senior industry executives said brands like Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Realme are facing supply issues with operational plants runni...
26 May, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Handset retailers’ earnings hit as mobile brands erase sales incentiveWhile the removal of sales targets would offer some relief to beleaguered retailers who are facing a near washout in sales due to Covid-ind...
25 May, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
Handset companies hike prices of mobile phones on high GST“The rupee has depreciated significantly against the US dollar. Since we maintain less than 5% profit margin for all our hardware products,...
02 Apr, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Virus impact: Offline retailers running out of handsets as distributors hoardIndustry watchers say wholesalers are holding back stocks of popular phone models in anticipation of a price rise by the month-end as produ...
02 Mar, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
Mobile makers get retailer ultimatum on online discountsMore than 50,000 mobile phone retailers have given an ultimatum to the top five smartphone brands to permanently stop online discounting an...
01 Jan, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Oppo in talks with gear makers to set up production units in IndiaHolitech, which provides components to the world's top five brands, excluding Apple, will set up a plant in Andhra Pradesh to locally produ...
21 Aug, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
Oppo, Vivo scale down distributors, retailers; focus on generating returnsIndustry experts said in New Delhi alone, the number of stores selling both brands has come down by almost a fifth to about 8,000. Vivo con...
08 Mar, 2018, 09.31 AM IST
Oppo, Vivo send Chinese expats home on low sales, high hostilityMore than 400 Chinese expats working for Oppo and Vivo are headed back home after sharp falls in July and August smartphone sales.
28 Aug, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Sales of Oppo, Vivo drop 30% in JulySales of Oppo and Vivo declined 30% in July and they continue to remain down this month, according to four leading cellphone retail chains ...
14 Aug, 2017, 11.32 PM IST
Phone companies cut production ahead of GST rolloutEstablished manufacturers such as Nokia, Micromax and Panasonic have completed their GST registrations, but small traders would not want to...
28 Jun, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Smartphone sales to grow marginally; Samsung top seller, Vivo follows30 million phones were shipped in Q4 as note ban effects wane; Samsung leads, Vivo top 2, Apple top in premium segment, said Counterpoint r...
31 Mar, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
Amid big online craze, Vivo and Oppo go offline and winLast quarter, Indian smartphone vendors were pushed out of the top five by the Chinese brigade, who now controls almost half the local mark...
31 Jan, 2017, 12.32 AM IST