The number of Made in India iPhones is expected to more than double this year, as Apple seeks to further reduce its dependence on China, says a local report.
Key iPhone assembler Foxconn is said to be conducting trials to ensure that it can ramp up volume while meeting Apple’s tight quality standards at its latest iPhone plant in the country…
Made in India iPhones
The vast bulk of the world’s iPhones are made in China, but Apple has for many years been working on establishing India its second-biggest manufacturing base.
Apple gradually ramped up production from just the iPhone SE to now the latest flagship phones. It’s been previously reported that Apple has set a goal of making 25% of iPhones in India by 2027.
The Indian government has been encouraging this ramp-up through a series of tax breaks on imported components known as the Made in India initiative, while the Chinese government is accused of deliberately interfering with these plans.
Foxconn doubling iPhone production in India
India’s Economic Times reports that Foxconn has responded to a request from Apple to dramatically boost iPhone production in the country, building a new plant in Bengaluru to do so.
Foxconn aims to churn out 25-30 million iPhones at its India plants this year, more than double the number it made last year […] said people aware of the development.
“Last year, the company assembled about 12 million iPhones in India,” said one of the persons. “But with their Bengaluru facility also coming up quickly, they have set their ambitions a lot higher, in line with Apple’s push to deepen their presence in India.”
The assembler reportedly began limited trials three or four months ago, and is now focused on ensuring that quality standards can be maintained when the plant is operating at scale.
Analysts say that this number is in line with their own estimates, and sees the Cupertino company on track to hit a target of 25% of iPhone production in India by next year.
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