14% of all iPhones now come from India
With India accounting for an ever greater proportion of iPhone manufacturing, Apple and its suppliers are planning to build residential accommodation by the thousands.
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Wistron
William Gallagher
Ta-ta, Wistron: Indian iPhone operations go local
Tata Group will start making iPhones in India, according to a statement from the nation's Deputy IT minister, as the Mumbai-based international conglomerate has acquired Taiwanese firm Wistron's iPhone manufacturing facility in the southwestern state of Karnataka.
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Peter Cohen
Tata Group will become the first India-native company to build the iPhone
Apple iPhone manufacturer Wistron is pulling out of its Karnataka, India, plant, and is now reported to be selling the whole concern to the Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate.
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Unable to make a profit, Wistron is giving up iPhone assembly in India
Apple supplier Wistron is selling its iPhone assembly factory in India because Apple's terms prevent it from making a profit in the region.
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Andrew Orr
Apple manufacturer Wistron said to be closing down in India
Wistron, Apple's assembly partner for the iPhone SE, is allegedly preparing to wind down most of its operations in India, with the company rumored to withdraw most of itself from the country over the next year.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple is the biggest blue-collar job creator in India
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.
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India's largest conglomerate wants a piece of iPhone assembly
Multinational conglomerate Tata is in talks with iPhone assembler Wistron, and aims to partner with the Apple supplier in India.
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Key Apple suppliers hit by Covid-19 lockdowns, factory halts in Kunshan
A new Covid-19 outbreak in the Chinese city of Kunshan has resulted in fresh lockdowns and testing mandates, potentially snarling Apple's iPhone and iPad production.
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Mike Peterson
Apple puts Foxconn India 'on probation' after protests
Following the enforced closure of a Foxconn iPhone plant in India over poor working conditions, Apple has told the company it is "on probation."
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Wesley Hilliard
Amber Neely
Mike Wuerthele
Will Shanklin
