Apple has also set up an AirPods plant in Telangana, which is already operational
The Hindalco plant, which will be in Andhra Pradesh's Kuppam, will supply aluminium for the production of Apple's iPhone chassis
Exports from Apple vendors in TN, Karnataka place them among top 5 electronics exporters
Foxconn subsidiary Yuzhan Technology has recalled 300 Chinese engineers from India, even as its iPhone manufacturing push in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru continues
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
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 has drawn up an alternative plan to rescue its India iPhone 17 production by bringing in experts mainly from Taiwan and the US
With the recall of the Chinese workforce, the effort to transfer technology built by Apple has been interrupted at Indian plants
Foxconn operates 223 factories and offices across 24 countries, including 12 in India
One company turned China into a manufacturing powerhouse. Now India must ride the diversification wave to do the same
Samsung, Padget Electronics also cross similar threshold
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
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
Leveraging the recently announced production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronic components, the company is investing $100 million to enter into mechanics
Could meet 80% of US demand and full domestic demand
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
Taiwanese electronics manufacturing major Foxconn is reported to have more than doubled its revenue in India to over USD 20 billion (about Rs 1.7 lakh crore) in the financial year 2024-25 on account of a jump in iPhone production, sources aware of the development said. The company is also learnt to have increased its total employee count in the country by over 65 per cent to around 80,000 in fiscal year 2025, industry and government sources aware of the estimates told PTI. "Foxconn revenue in India has more than doubled to over USD 20 billion in the financial year 2024-25. The employee count has also gone over 80,000," one of the sources said. Email query sent to Foxconn in this regard elicited no reply. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier this month announced that mobile phone exports from India have crossed an all-time high of Rs 2 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 in which iPhone exports alone accounted for exports worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Sources said that Foxconn is expected to gr
Production of more than 60 million iPhones sold in the United States will be moved to Indian factories as trade tensions with China continue
Apple boosts its manufacturing presence in India, with the country expected to produce $22 billion worth of iPhones
Export of iPhones, smartphones, tablets, laptops from India to the US will be cheaper by 20 per cent compared to those shipped from China following the exemptions given by the Trump administration, industry body ICEA said on Sunday. The US government on Saturday amended its tariff order to exempt smartphones, tablets, laptops, and some other electronic devices from the new taxes. "China still has 20 per cent of iPhones, laptops, tablets, and watches. Only reciprocal tariff has been removed for China. India has zero tariff on iPhones and all smartphones, laptops and tablets exported to the US. Vietnam also has zero tariff on all Samsung and other smartphones, laptops and tablets exported to the US. So India and Vietnam are similarly placed on tariffs on these products and both enjoy a 20 per cent tariff advantage over China," ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo told PTI. India Cellular and Electronics Association represents major smartphone companies and their manufacturers, including ...