Motorola Smartphone First to Be Manufactured in the U.S.

Moto X to be built in Texas

Motorola says its Moto X smartphone, to be built at a factory in Texas, will be the first such device manufactured in the United States.

The majority of smartphones are manufactured in Asia but the Moto X -- designed under the ownership of Google, which bought Motorola Mobility last year -- will be assembled at a 500,000-square-foot plant employing about 2,000 people near Fort Worth, Texas, CNN reported Thursday.