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Apple supplier Pegatron on Monday temporarily halted iPhone assembly at its Chennai facility in India's Tamil Nadu state after a fire at the factory. Apple has been eyeing a large manufacturing ...
Apple is betting big on India as it pivots iPhone manufacturing from China. Here's how that's playing out for workers in South India
In March 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple would begin manufacturing iPhone models in India "over the next two months", [6] and in May, the Journal wrote that an Apple manufacturer had begun production of iPhone SE in the country, [7] In April 2019, Apple initiated manufacturing of iPhone 7 at its Bengaluru facility. [8]
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Foxconn, which was present in India since 2006, explored setting up iPhone production in India as early as 2010, but scrapped plans in favor of opening a new plant in Brazil. [35] Apple expanded production in 2019 in Chennai through contract manufacturers Pegatron and Foxconn in the special economic zone located in Sriperumbudur. [36]
In March, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple would begin manufacturing iPhone models in India "over the next two months", [385] and in May, the Journal wrote that an Apple manufacturer had begun production of the iPhone SE in the country, [386] while Apple told CNBC that the manufacturing was for a "small number" of units. [387]
Apple’s growing ties to India—its first retail stores and more manufacturing—are a bright spot for the tech giant as global smartphone sales slip and its revenue tumbles.
Another Foxconn factory "city" is located at Zhengzhou Technology Park in Zhengzhou, Henan province, where a reported 120,000 workers were employed as of 2012, [47] later, 200,000 workers were employed as of November 2022. [48] The park produces the bulk of Apple's iPhone line and is sometimes referred to as "iPhone City". [49]