Dell announced Thursday that the company’s first India manufacturing facility will be located in Tamil Nadu. Dell has completed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state officials.
Manufacturing, which is expected to begin in the first half of 2007, will initially focus on production of desktop computers, as they comprise nearly 70 percent of Dell’s current business in India.
Dell shipments in India increased 82 percent, with revenue growth of 63 percent in its most recent operating quarter. The company, ranked number four in the country, gained two market share points to more than 7 percent. In the second quarter this year, Dell became the second largest provider of computer systems in the region.
