Chinese Tech Company Xiaomi Opens Factory in Turkey
Chinese technology company Xiaomi opened a production factory in Istanbul on March 29, 2021, with supply giant Salcomp.
According to Anatolian Agency, Xiaomi’s production factory established on a 14,000-square-meter (around 150,700-square-feet) area will employ 2,000 people with the promise of producing five million smartphones per year.
Turkey is the fourth country in the world where the brand has production plants following China, India, and Indonesia.
Xiaomi Aspires to Be Number One Smartphone Brand in Turkey
According to Vincent Chang, head of Xiaomi Turkey, Xiaomi wants to become the number one smartphone brand in Turkey, both in sales and customer satisfaction.
“In this context, we are aiming to have more than 100 of these stores in Turkey before the end of this year,” said Chang.
Travel Xue, vice chairman of Salcomp, said his firm was active in China, India, and South America while adding: “Now, we are in Turkey, I am very excited with this extension.”