Apple aims to import most U.S.-sold iPhones from India by the end of 2026, planning to double its annual Indian iPhone production to over 80 million units. For context, Apple assembled about 40 million iPhones in India in FY2025 and sells approximately 60 million iPhones annually in the U.S. This...
iPhone Exports from India Touch $1Billion in 2022
According to the Economic Times, Apple surpassed Samsung and became the first company to cross the milestone of $1billion in total exports of smartphones. Apple’s rising export valuation in India is in line with India’s manufacturing facilities that have facilitated growing electronics exports that grew by over 51 percent year-on-year...
Apple to Shift Production of More Products to India
Apple plans to shift more iPhone production away from China to India. The company is now reportedly looking to also move the production of some iPads to India to keep its supply chain healthy amid Covid-related disruptions. Citing sources, CNBC reported that Apple has "talked to Indian officials about locating...
Apple Adds iPhone 12 to India Assembly Activity
Apple Inc., has started the assembly of the iPhone 12 in India, via its partner Foxconn in Tamil Nadu, as the company ramps up manufacturing operations in the world’s second-biggest smartphone market. "We are proud to be starting production of iPhone 12 in India for our local customers," Apple said,...
India Might Assemble iPads and Apple Watches
Apple Inc is angling to participate in a new scheme to boost India’s exports of computer products, part of what plans to bring iPad tablet manufacturing to the South Asian country according to the Financial Post The new performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which offers cash-back to manufacturers for exports, will...
Foxconn to Assemble High-End iPhones in India
Apple Inc will assemble its top-end iPhones such as the iPhone X family -- in India at the Chennai unit of Taiwan-based Foxconn from early 2019. Currently, Wistron, another Taiwanese company, makes the lower end Apple models such as iPhone 6S and SE in Bangalore. Foxconn, which also makes phones...