# Wistron to build laptop manufacturing plant in Karnataka with Rs 1,500 crore investment

Taiwan-based Wistron signed an MoU with the Karnataka government to set up a laptop manufacturing plant near Bengaluru. The company will invest Rs 1,500 crore and create 3,000 jobs, with production expected to start by January 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-31
- Where: Bengaluru region, Karnataka, India
- Value: $180.0M (15.0B INR)
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: Jan 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: laptops, IoT components, EV-related parts
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [theweek.in](https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2024/01/31/electronics-manufacturer-wistron-to-set-up-laptop-manufacturing-plant-in-karnataka-to-create-3000-jobs.html), 2024-01-31: "The globally leading company, known for providing technology services and products, plans to commence work related to setting up the plant in July 2024 and aims to start manufacturing laptops by January 2026."

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