After a period of rapid expansion over the last few years, Apple and its suppliers have directly supplied 100,000 new jobs to the India workforce just in the last 19 months — and more are coming.
After a recent fire critically damaged and shut down an Apple cable supplier's facility in India, an investigation revealed faulty fire safety equipment.
Apple's work in healthcare goes beyond the immediate need of the consumer, with the company wanting to to improve preventative care and aid in research, according to Health VP Dr. Sumbul Desai.
Apple supplier Foxlink has stopped production at its India cable production facility after a fire caused part of a building to collapse.
Apple's push to shift production away from China and into India is a tougher challenge than first thought, with yield issues and a lower sense of urgency reportedly holding back the project.
Bolstered by successes, Finnish Apple supplier Salcomp plans to double its workforce in India to 25,000 in three years, as part of a wider push away from a China-centric supply chain.
Apple has taken another step closer to moving AirPods production out of China, with suppliers in India now producing components.
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.
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