Iphone Manufacturing In India

India drives iPhone production: Apple exceeds iPhone production target under PLI scheme by 80%

Apple Inc has exceeded its iPhone production targets in India by a staggering 80 per cent under the PLI scheme. In the period between FY22 and FY26, Apple Inc has assembled iPhones

Apple now makes about 25% of iPhones in India amid US-China trade tensions

Apple assembled about 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up around 53%, compared to 36 million iPhones a year earlier

Apple ecosystem in India creates more than 250,000 new direct jobs

70% of workers women; indirect employment pegged at 750,000

Apple to open second Mumbai store soon as it expands India retail

India to get its sixth Apple Store as the iPhone maker accelerates retail expansion, with a second Mumbai outlet planned in the coming months

8 states, 40 suppliers: Apple's India web spreads from Kerala to Haryana

Apple has also set up an AirPods plant in Telangana, which is already operational

Hindalco to build aluminium unit in Andhra as state expands iPhone ecosystem

The Hindalco plant, which will be in Andhra Pradesh's Kuppam, will supply aluminium for the production of Apple's iPhone chassis

South India rings louder on iPhone call as TN, Karnataka lead exports

Exports from Apple vendors in TN, Karnataka place them among top 5 electronics exporters

India iPhone hub hit as Foxconn recalls 300 more Chinese engineers

Foxconn subsidiary Yuzhan Technology has recalled 300 Chinese engineers from India, even as its iPhone manufacturing push in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru continues

Foxconn's Bengaluru unit commences operation with iPhone 17 production

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn's Bengaluru factory, its second-largest manufacturing unit, has commenced operation with production of iPhone 17 recently at a small scale, sources aware of the development said. Foxconn is the largest manufacturer of iPhones, and the second-biggest facility outside China in Devanahalli near Bengaluru, being set up at an investment of USD 2.8 billion (about Rs 25,000 crore). "Foxconn Bengaluru unit has commenced operation with the production of iPhone 17. This is in addition to the production of iPhone 17 at its Chennai unit," a source aware of the development said. An email query sent to Apple and Foxconn elicited no reply on the development. The production had faced a brief interruption after hundreds of Chinese engineers went back abruptly. However, Foxconn has been able to get experts from various destinations, including Taiwan, to address the gap. According to multiple sources, Apple plans to increase iPhone production to 60 million units

Apple to invest $100 billion in US manufacturing amid tariff pressure

The announcement at the White House on Wednesday includes a new manufacturing program designed to bring more of Apple's supply chain to the US

Foxconn's Chinese engineer recall: Govt confident in Apple's India plans

Foxconn has drawn up an alternative plan to rescue its India iPhone 17 production by bringing in experts mainly from Taiwan and the US

Foxconn saga: Recall of Chinese workers hits India's iPhone manufacturing

With the recall of the Chinese workforce, the effort to transfer technology built by Apple has been interrupted at Indian plants

Foxconn Technology's 'Plan B' to rescue iPhone production in India

Foxconn operates 223 factories and offices across 24 countries, including 12 in India

Scaling manufacturing power: Apple in China, key lessons for India

One company turned China into a manufacturing powerhouse. Now India must ride the diversification wave to do the same

Apple vendors cross 20% domestic value addition threshold in India

Samsung, Padget Electronics also cross similar threshold

Foxconn to build $1.5 bn India plant for Apple despite Trump objections

Foxconn to invest $1.5 bn in India for iPhone parts despite Trump's pressure to shift production to the US. New Chennai plant to create 14,000 jobs and boost India's electronics sector

Foxconn to ship iPhones from Bengaluru factory to US starting June

MB Patil says Apple's Devanahalli unit will begin commercial iPhone shipments in June, boosting Karnataka's role in global supply amid US-China trade pressures

Aequs working to become part of Apple's global supply chain from India

Leveraging the recently announced production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronic components, the company is investing $100 million to enter into mechanics

Apple likely to ring in nearly $40 billion iPhones from India in FY26

Could meet 80% of US demand and full domestic demand

Apple steps up iPhone production in India amid US-China trade tensions

As US-China trade tensions escalate, Apple is rapidly shifting its iPhone production to India, with new factories starting up and record shipments already underway