Amazon to manufacture Fire TV Stick locally in India

In an official blog statement, Amazon India confirmed it will begin local production of its Fire TV Stick under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The streaming sticks will be manufactured by Cloud Network Technology (Foxconn subsidiary) in the city of Chennai, East India by the end of this year. This marks a milestone for Amazon as the first time it would produce its own hardware in India.

Amazon Fire TV Stick (left) and Fire TV Stick Lite (right)

The latest additions in the Fire TV Stick lineup were announced back in September with the Fire TV Stick and TV Stick Lite. It remains…