According to Lenovo, a Chinese computer manufacturer with its headquarters in Morrisville, the corporation is cutting off 3% of its American employees.
Like other businesses, Lenovo routinely reviews its cost structure to correspond with external market conditions and make personnel modifications as needed, according to a statement released on July 16 by spokesman David Hamilton.
At the moment, the company is strategically cutting back on certain aspects of its North American operations.
According to Hamilton, 3% of the company’s US employees will be impacted by the layoffs. The location of the cuts would not be specified by him. The company’s US headquarters are located in Morrisville, and it has eight locations across the country.
Triangle Office to Take a Massive Hit
As of 2023, Wake County Economic Development estimates that the corporation employed 5,100 people in the Triangle. About 20 years ago, Lenovo shifted its operations to the Triangle. In 2005, it acquired IBM’s personal computer division and moved its US headquarters to the Triangle.
It is one of the largest employers in the Triangle. The company’s 2024–25 fiscal year saw a 21% growth in revenue to $69.1 billion due to high demand for its PCs, smartphones, and tablets.
According to Hamilton, the business will “keep investing and concentrating on projects that accelerate the company’s growth and overall transformation.” The business has made significant investments in R&D. The last fiscal year saw a 13% increase in R&D spending to $2.3 billion.
More than 1,00,000 Job Cuts in Tech Sector in 2025
In 2025 alone, the tech industry’s current wave of layoffs has resulted in over 100,000 job losses worldwide. As they prioritise AI integration and adjust to shifting market conditions, major companies like IBM, Intel, and Microsoft continue to reduce their workforces.
Microsoft, for example, just announced 9,100 layoffs that will impact its Xbox and gaming operations, among other departments. These layoffs serve as a reminder of the continuous difficulties businesses have in the quickly changing tech sector.
Additionally, IBM has been laying off some 8,000 workers, primarily from its human resources division. This comes after an internal shift towards automation, where jobs that were formerly handled by human staff are progressively being replaced by AI systems.
This change demonstrates how AI is increasingly affecting employment positions and the strategic realignments that tech businesses are undergoing. AI integration is changing the nature of work and the skills needed in the tech sector.
In addition to developing India’s largest supercomputer, Ola‘s artificial intelligence (AI) initiative, Krutrim, announced on 6 March that it is collaborating with Lenovo to develop Krutrim 3, a 700-billion-parameter large language model (LLM). At the Lenovo Tech World India 2025 in Mumbai, Ola’s chief information officer, Navendu Agarwal, stated that the company is extremely proud to be working on a larger model, Krutrim 3, which will be a 700-billion-parameter model and be the company’s response from India to demonstrate that the country can build the best. The company is thrilled to be working with Lenovo on this project. The news comes after Bhavish Aggarwal, the creator of Ola, pledged to invest INR 2,000 crore in Krutrim, with ambitions to raise that amount to INR 10,000 crore by the following year.
How it can Benefit the Nation?
Ola has 700 employees committed to developing its full-stack AI solutions, according to Agarwal. In late 2023, the business released its first model, Krutrim 1, which had seven billion parameters. It was followed by Krutrim 2, which had twelve billion parameters, and both were open-sourced. He underlined that one of Krutrim’s main areas of interest is to fill India’s gap in hyperscale infrastructure and sovereign cloud. “We are quite pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Lenovo, we are constructing India’s largest supercomputer, which will be powered by this cloud.” He added, “We are creating our own chip and the foundation models.”
The development coincides with a growing race among countries to develop effective and affordable sovereign AI models, especially in the wake of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI business. On March 6, Bhavish Aggarwal asked people on the Twitter site X for ideas for a name for the supercomputer and wrote that Lenovo and Kirtrim were building India’s biggest supercomputer. “To introduce the AI revolution to India on a large basis, much more is required! I’m all in to see this through to completion,” he wrote.
Krutrim Developments Till Now
Aggarwal declared in February that Krutrim would make Krutrim 2 open-source, along with a number of other models, such as Dhwani 1, a voice-language model that can do tasks like speech translation, and Chitrarth 1, a vision-language model based on Krutrim 1. Additionally, he had declared that Krutrim is working with the American chip giant Nvidia to deploy GB200 superchips. In order to improve data privacy and lower the cost of AI training, Krutrim had previously installed sophisticated AI models from DeepSeek on its domestic servers. India is also seeing an increase in the drive for autonomous AI capabilities. Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran emphasised the significance of building up local AI infrastructure last week at an event in Mumbai, cautioning that without it, India’s activities, languages, and cultures run the risk of being processed by AI systems that do not completely comprehend the nation.
Chinese companies have acquired a huge part of the Indian market. The recent ban of some of the major Chinese companies has pushed them out of the limelight. These companies dealt in the field of fashion, gaming, and entertainment. It includes big names such as Shein, Club Factory, PUBG, WeChat, Halo, etc. But still, some companies bag huge profits from India and dominate the Indian market.
Xiaomi is one of the top Chinese mobile brands in India. It is popular for many reasons. MI makes mobiles and electronic accessories suitable for almost all kinds of customers. The price ranges from affordable to high with varying features. Xiaomi first entered the Indian market on July 13, 2014, in partnership with Flipkart to sell its MI 3 for 13,999 INR. Today, it has become the most sold mobile brand in India and is leading the electronic market among other chief brands.
Oppo
Oppo – Chinese company in India
Oppo is a popular Chinese company that entered India in 2014 to woo Indian customers with its fancy camera phone. It launched a huge marketing campaign that covered Indian ‘bazaars’ is Oppo banners. With Deepika Padukone as the brand ambassador, Oppo got into the minds of young Indians.
All its marketing strategy revolved around the camera and it still does. Oppo also partnered with PUBG gaming to draw in customers to play the cult favorite game in high graphics. It has its fingers on the pulse of youth and continues to make great sales in the market.
Vivo
Vivo – Chinese company in India
Vivo entered India with Oppo only with the similar concept of selling its camera phone. It applied the same marketing strategy and captured a huge portion of the Indian market. Banners and hoardings of Vivo were seen alongside Oppo and they painted the market green. Vivo also sponsored many gaming events to promote its performance and dominated the Indian mobile sales.
One Plus
Oneplus – Chinese company in India
One plus was also launched in 2014 and it was more on the costly side. Unlike Oppo and Vivo, One Plus mobiles are not available at cheaper rates. It begins with 27,999 INR which is expensive for an average mobile user in India. It was marketed as a high-performance mobile with an astonishing camera.
Huawei is also a competitor among many Chinese mobile companies in India. Huawei sell mobiles, tablets, watches, and speakers. Their most popular mobile was ‘honor’ that did extremely well in the Indian market. Later, it faced issues due to technical problems and India’s relationship with China but now it’s back on track.
Motorola
Motorola – Chinese company in India
Motorola is another Chinese company that makes smartphones, accessories, and smart home devices. They also sell baby monitors and smart nurseries. Motorola is not as popular as other Chinese mobile brands but it has significance in earlier times. But, Motorola has also increased its shipment and is planning to make a comeback in the market with its new gadgets.
Coolpad is another smartphone company of China. It is headquartered at Shenzhen, China. It is not much popular as compared to other Chinese brands but recently Chinese investors put in $500 million into Coolpad and have set eyes on 5G shares. It has head offices in Karnataka, Haryana and Tamilnadu.
Lenovo
Lenovo – Chinese company in India
Lenovo is a Chinese electronics manufacturing company whose laptops are especially popular in India. It also makes other gadgets like smartphones, wearables, and television. Lenovo laptops are trusted by Indian buyers for their durability and reasonable price. It is the choice for students other than HP or Dell.
Haier
Haier – Chinese company in India
Haier is another electronics brand that has been in India for nearly 12 years. It manufactures refrigerators, microwaves, AC, TVs, and water heaters. Haier is popular among the masses for the well-built products that last long. It also makes appliances that are required in factories such as commercial freezers and air conditioners. Indian, is the highest contributing market to Haier’s net worth. It aimed to become a billion-dollar company by 2020 but Covid got in the way.
TCL
TCL – Chinese company in India
TCL is another electronics company that majorly deals in TV and home theatre. They also make home audio and air treatment devices. The company also focused on making AI-induced appliances and launching them in the domestic market. It aims to join the list of the top three smart TV brands in India. TCL’s revenue in India has reached 4 million dollars in recent years.
Realme
Realme – Chinese company in India
Realme is also a mobile brand from China that has formed quite a grip in the Indian market. Its new models sell fast and the company has registered immense profit in the past few years. As the young customers reach for the newest model, the demand for such mobile brands increases. With a wide price range, it has managed to double its shipment in the year 2020.
WISCO
WISCO – Chinese company in India
WISCO stands for Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation. WISCO entered India on 8 Aug 2008 and registered itself at Registrar of Companies, Mumbai. It deals in manufacturing materials of different kinds and produces bronze for all construction purposes.
Conclusion
This was the list of top Chinese companies operating in the Indian Market. A large percentage of the Indian population buys Chinese smartphones as other alternatives are costly. These companies have acquired the market through a smart strategy of a wide price range and it’s apparent that they’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
FAQs
How many Chinese companies are in India?
There are a total of 105 Chinese companies registered in India.
How many Chinese apps are banned in India?
The Indian government has banned around 224 Chinese apps.
Which are the Chinese mobile companies in India?
Some of the top Chinese mobile companies in India are:
Xiaomi
Oppo
Realme
Oneplus
Vivo
iQOO
Which Indian companies are in China?
Top 5 Indian companies which have a good market in China are:
