e ▁introduced ▁its ▁first ▁Made ▁in ▁India ▁smart phone ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁F 1 0 3 ▁model . ▁The ▁model ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁a ▁Fox conn ▁plant ▁in ▁S ric ity , ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁G ione e ▁India ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Kar b onn ▁M ob iles ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁license ▁of ▁its ▁brand . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁chairman ▁Li u ▁L ir ong ▁lost ▁over ▁US $ 1 4 4 ▁million ▁to ▁g amb ling ▁in ▁a ▁cas ino . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Sh enz hen ▁Inter mediate ▁People ' s ▁Court ▁accepted ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁liquid ation ▁application ▁file d ▁by ▁Hu ax ing ▁Bank ▁against ▁G ione e . ▁ ▁Association ▁with ▁B L U ▁Product s ▁ ▁B L U ▁Product s , ▁a ▁cell ▁phone ▁manufact urer ▁based ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁s ells ▁many ▁re bad ged ▁G ione e ▁ph ones ▁under ▁their ▁brand ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁other ▁North ▁American ▁mark ets , ▁and ▁engine ers ▁ph ones ▁together ▁with ▁G ione e ▁China ▁and ▁G ione e ▁India . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁media ▁that ▁G ione e ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁smart ph ones ▁and ▁table ts ▁with ▁pre - installed ▁mal ware ▁and ▁vir uses