Apple Vision Pro is unsurprisingly expensive to produce
The Apple Vision Pro is a costly item for Apple to manufacture, with nearly half of its $3,499 price tag covering its expensive components.
The Apple Vision Pro is a costly item for Apple to manufacture, with nearly half of its $3,499 price tag covering its expensive components.
The Indian government is reportedly considering import duty costs on key smartphone components, including those for the iPhone.
New research says that Apple's suppliers including iPhone manufacturer Foxconn have invested $16 billion since 2018, in an increasing plan to move or reshore manufacturing away from over-reliance on China.
Apple supplier Luxshare is taking over an iPhone assembly factory from a rival manufacturer after buying a majority stake in the location.
A new report claims that Apple is looking at new high-tech battery manufacturing techniques, that could see future devices deliver significantly improved use time and battery endurance.
Apple plans to increase iPhone production considerably in India over the next five years, according to a government official, with a five-fold increase in manufacturing anticipated by 2028.
While in Beijing on Monday, Tim Cook met with Wang Wentao, China's commerce minister, to discuss Apple's future in the country.
After success in one region, Apple is seeking more labor reforms across India to move more manufacturing out of China.
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.
After Apple supplier TSMC announced it would increase its Arizona investment, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company would use chips built in the state.
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 supplier TSMC believes that US efforts to rebuild chip manufacturing at home are doomed to fail, as it finds itself caught between China and the United States in a tech cold war.
Murata Manufacturing, a company that makes components for the iPhone, believes decreasing smartphone sales will continue into 2023.
Apple is slowly adding more manufacturing sites in the United States with a focus on California, as it tries to shift more manufacturing out of China.
Apple is reportedly planning to shift a quarter of its iPhone production to India by 2025, as the company looks to diversify its supply chain and not rely so heavily on China.
A new Apple Developer Academy and Manufacturing R&D Support Center will be opening up in South Korea in 2022, launching as part of Apple's settlement to end an antitrust investigation with the country's Fair Trade Commission.
Starting in 2022, Apple's biggest iPhone assembler Foxconn will begin building electric vehicle plants to help offset the slowing smartphone industry.
The global chip shortage that has affected the auto industry is also threatening PC and smartphone manufacturing, possibly including iPhone production.
After five years of building up the supply lines and manufacturing support in India, Apple is ready to produce the iPhone 12 lineup in the country, intended for local sale.
Apple Silicon maker TSMC plans to raise over half a billion dollars in bonds as it attempts to expand its operations to Arizona while facing a worldwide chip shortage.
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