Apple shooting for 25% production in India, says trade minister
India's trade minister claims that Apple is intending to raise its local manufacturing to 25% from its current 5% to 7%, although he did not give any timescale.
India's trade minister claims that Apple is intending to raise its local manufacturing to 25% from its current 5% to 7%, although he did not give any timescale.
A new report says Apple has trying to move operations away from China for a decade, and if it can ever accomplish it, the move will take another 20 years.
Apple's radical Indian iPhone production expansion will take years to hit 50% of global demand, but component suppliers in China are already seeing the impact.
Apple's supply chain is making its early-stage preparations for manufacturing the iPhone 15, with trial production of the 2023 models said to have started in China, though one change may also benefit production in India.
Apple is preparing to open its initial first-party store in India, and job postings are seeking employees to work at the Apple-owned retail location.
India will be excluding wearable devices and audio items, such as the Apple Watch and AirPods, from forthcoming rules requiring the use of USB Type-C for charging.
The PC market in India has taken a downwards turn after eight quarters of growth, but Apple is surging ahead on the strength of the iPad, while others plummet.
Apple's reliance on China is being reduced at a very slow pace, with India set to account for 5% of iPhone production in 2023.
Apple is planning expansion in India in both its retail and production arms, reports on Monday claim, including 100 new franchise stores, and a tripling of iPhone manufacturing in the next two years.
Apple's main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is continuing to work on moving away from dependency on China, and has now invested half a billion dollars in India.
On Wednesday, Apple issued the developer Release Candidate for iOS 16.2 and, with it, support for 5G networks on iPhone in India.
As Apple continues to diversify not just its supply chain but manufacturing as well, the company may be eyeing India for some of its iPad production.
Apple is working to speed up its shift of part of its supply chain out of China, with supply chain partners warned to plan for increases in assembly in India and Vietnam.
Foxconn is reportedly planning to greatly increase iPhone in India, quadrupling its workforce over the next two years.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Foxconn is to step up its iPhone production in India, specifically to overcome delays caused by China's COVID lockdowns.
Users of 5G iPhones in India will begin to be able to use the faster cellular service shortly, as the company says the next iOS 16 software beta will enable it.
Apple has confirmed that iPhone users in India will see 5G support before the end of the year, following the service's widespread launch by carriers.
Apple's efforts to shift production out of China will focus on shifting more global iPhone orders to India and MacBook manufacturing to Thailand, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.
Owners of 5G-enabled iPhones on Bharti Airtel in India may be able to use the high-speed cellular connection before the end of 2022, as executives from Apple and the carrier prepare to talk about enabling support.
Apple's iPhone production in India is continuing to expand, and India factories are expected to double annual shipments to $2.5 billion.
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