Dixon Technologies is an Indian multinational

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company, based in

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. It is a contract manufacturer of televisions,

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s, downlighters and CCTV security systems for companies such as

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and

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. It has 17 manufacturing units in India. The company is listed on BSE and NSE since its

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in 2017.

History

Dixon Technologies was founded in 1993 by Sunil Vachani. His father, Sundar Vachani. had been manufacturing televisions under the Weston brand which had launched the first colour television in India; his business struggled later on due to the emergence of other companies. Dixon initially manufactured 14-inch televisions,

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video game consoles, Philips video recorders and push-button phones for

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. A major breakthrough came in the 2000s when the company won a

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contract to manufacture televisions. Apart from televisions and video recorders, the company also started to manufacture

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and

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for

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, as well as

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for other brands. In 2018, Dixon signed a deal with

to manufacture LED television sets at its

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plant. In January 2020, Dixon entered a partnership with

for local production of LED televisions. In December 2024, Dixon Technologies and the Chinese mobile phone brand Vivo are forming a joint venture to manufacture electronic devices, including smartphones.

Padget Electronics

In December 2020, it was reported that Dixon's subsidiary Padget Electronics would manufacture smartphones for

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. In January 2021, Dixon announced that it would manufacture wireless speakers for the Indian company BoAt Lifestyle. Later that month, Padget Electronics signed a contract with

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to manufacture

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smartphones at its Noida plant. For the US and European markets, Padget Electronics will produce the base model of the Pixel smartphone in addition to other Google products. Full-scale manufacturing is scheduled to begin in September 2024.

Operations

Dixon has 17 manufacturing units in India with over 15,000 employees. It has India's largest manufacturing plants for LED televisions (in

), washing machines (in

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) and LED bulbs (in

). The company manufactures/assembles goods such as home appliances, smartphone, laptops, televisions, set top box, medical electronics, lights, security surveillance system.

Joint ventures

The company has joint ventures with: * BoAt Lifestyle * Rexxam *

Customers

The following list consists of Dixon's present or past major customers *

*BoAt Lifestyle *

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* OnePlus *

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* Havells * Bajaj *

(

) *Syska *

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References

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* {{Electronics industry in India Electronics companies of India Home appliance manufacturers of India Indian companies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies based in Noida