Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi is seeking to bring its production lines in India – its biggest market after China – back online by June, after they were shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

With a nod from the government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Foxconn, one of Xiaomi’s manufacturing partners, should soon restart production at its Sri City-based plant, where Xiaomi phones are made, Xiaomi India Managing Director Manu Jain was quoted by the local media outlet The Hindu as saying.

“We hope all of our manufacturing plants will soon get approval...of course, with all kinds of precautions in factories, the ramp up is going to be slow, but we are hoping the factories will be up and running very soon,” Jain told The Hindu.

Xiaomi India chief operating officer Muralikrishnan B expressed concerns over labor shortages, but stressed that the problem could be solved through safety and hygiene procedures at factories, according to the report.

Those concerns are reflected in a separate report by another local media outlet The Economic Times, which said that Foxconn will resume production with just 10% of its workforce, citing an unnamed source with knowledge about the matter.

With strong online and offline sales channels, Xiaomi retained its position as India’s largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter of 2020, with a market share of 30.6%. On Monday, the company announced that it will launch a new offline-to-online service called Mi Commerce in India this week, allowing consumers stuck at home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown to browse online products available at Xiaomi stores close to their residence and place orders.

Contact reporter Ding Yi (yiding@caixin.com)

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