# Wistron to set up mega mobile phone factory in Kolar, India

Wistron Corp plans to invest about Rs 3,000 crore to set up a mobile phone manufacturing plant in Narasapura, Kolar, Karnataka, India. Phase 1 civil work starts August 15, 2018, with Rs 650 crore investment and 2,500 jobs; full capacity will create 10,500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-25
- Where: Narasapura, Kolar, Karnataka, India, India
- Value: $440.0M (30.0B INR)
- Jobs: 10,500
- Status: announced
- Products: mobile phones
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Wistron Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/25153.md)

## Sources

- [ibtimes.co.in](https://www.ibtimes.co.in/make-india-wistron-setup-mega-apple-iphone-factory-kolar-golden-city-karnataka-775990), 2018-07-25: "The facility (in Kolar) is going to be the biggest project of this type in the country. It will generate 10,500 employment opportunities to the local populace and the company intends to expand the unit."

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