Onida Electronics

Onida was started by G.L. Mirchandani and Vijay Mansukhani in 1981 in Mumbai.[4]  In 1982, Onida started assembling television sets at their factory in Andheri, Mumbai. Since then, Onida has evolved into a multi-product company in the consumer durables and appliances sector. Onida achieved a 100% growth in ACs and microwave ovens and a 40% growth in washing machines last year. ONIDA came out with the famous caption 'Neighbour's envy, Owner's Pride', another popular theme of the ads was a devil complete with horns and tail in the 1980s. The devil was replaced by a married couple- Siddharth and Ritu.Onida is a popular electronics  brand in India. Onida has a network of 33 branch offices, 208 Customer Relation Centers and 41 depots spread across India. As on 31 March 2005, Onida had a market capitalization of Indian Rupee ? 301.46 crore.



Mirc Electronics won an “Award for Excellence in Electronics” in 1999, from the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.
Onida with its Sales & Marketing office in Dubai reported a 215 per cent export growth in two years, setting the base for an increased robust international presence.

The shipments to the Gulf contribute almost 65 per cent of Onida's export revenue, while shipments to the fast growing East African market (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia) and the SAARC countries accounted for 16 per cent of export revenues.

Home Theatres and DVD players have been introduced in these markets to strengthen the Onida brand presence. These products have customized models with local language user interfaces in line with its geographies of focus. Onida models are now available with Arabic, Persian and Russian OSD (menu).

In addition to the Gulf countries ONIDA has now a sizeable presence in Russia, Ukraine and neighboring CIS countries. ONIDA has already crossed 100000 mark in CTV exports to Russia in a span of just 2 years and plans to grow in these markets at a much faster pace.

Apart from Television Exports to Russia, Onida also exports DVD Players and High end LCD Televisions.
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