Coronavirus to Impact Chinese Phone Brands, Delays Sales and Launches
According to enterprise experts, if the lockdown continues for over a month or so, it will bog down the time-to-market strategy of nearly all Chinese brands as China offers bulk of a number semi-knocked down (SKD) elements like reminiscence chips, touch panels/cover glasses alongside with semiconductors for smartphone assembling strains in India.
Unlike the definitely built-up (CBU) units that are last products, SKD requires labor to assemble five-six key elements that are imported and China is the most important supplier, alongside Vietnam and Taiwan.
Most Chinese brands are currently involved with almost 100 percentage SKD-level production in the country.
"The long-term have an impact on of Coronavirus will have an effect on upcoming smartphone launches as a number manufacturers will locate it tough to preserve their time-to-market planning in the wake of lengthening in SKD arriving in India," Tarun Pathak, Associate Director, Counterpoint Research, advised IANS.
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