Dixon Technologies was founded in 1993 by Sunil Vachani. His father, Sundar Vachani. had been manufacturing televisions under the Weston brand which had launched the first colour television in India; his business struggled later on due to the emergence of other companies.[10] Dixon initially manufactured 14-inch televisions,
Sega video game consoles, Philips video recorders and push-button phones for
Bharti Airtel. A major breakthrough came in the 2000s when the company won a
Government contract to manufacture televisions.[11] Apart from televisions and video recorders, the company also started to manufacture
air conditioners and
microwave ovens for
LG Electronics, as well as
DVD players for other brands.[10]
In 2018, Dixon signed a deal with
Xiaomi to manufacture LED television sets at its
Tirupati plant.[12]
In January 2020, Dixon entered a partnership with
Samsung for local production of LED televisions.[13] In December 2020, it was reported that Dixon's subsidiary Padget Electronics would manufacture smartphones for
Motorola.[14] In January 2021, Dixon announced that it would manufacture wireless speakers for the Indian company BoAt Lifestyle.[15] Later that month, Padget Electronics signed a contract with
HMD Global to manufacture
Nokia smartphones at its Noida plant.[16]
Operations
Dixon has 17 manufacturing units in India with over 15,000 employees.[7] It has India's largest manufacturing plants for LED televisions (in
Tirupati), washing machines (in
Dehradun) and LED bulbs (in
Noida).[17][18] The company manufactures/assembles goods such as home appliances, smartphone, laptops, televisions, set top box, medical electronics, lights, security surveillance system.[7]