India will assemble iPhone 16 Pro for the first time

Apple is continuing to expand manufacturing in India, and the country will reportedly produce the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max as well as the regular models.

Originally, India only manufactured older iPhones, and then chiefly because it avoided import tax. More recently in its expansion of production in the country, India has taken on manufacturing current models of the iPhone 15.

According to Bloomberg, Apple intends to expand still further. For the first time, India will manufacture the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Reportedly, the country will not produce the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max immediately, though. At launch, the models will continue to be manufactured in China.

But at some point shortly after launch, Apple will start production in India. It will manufacturer the phones both for domestic sale within India, and for export worldwide.

It's part of Apple's aim to grow Indian production, and specifically to reduce its over-reliance on China.

In August 2023, Indian manufacturing reached another milestone. It began producing the iPhone 15 and for the first time was doing so simultaneously with China.