Apple’s iPhone Production Shift to India
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Apple has begun ramping up iPhone production in India, launching operations at Tata Electronics’ new Hosur factory and readying Foxconn’s $2.6 billion Bengaluru plant for imminent output.
In parallel, company executives confirmed plans to move the assembly of all iPhones sold in the US to India by 2026, doubling India’s output share.
Key players include Apple, its Indian partner Tata Electronics, and long-standing supplier Foxconn. Analysts and investors—already concerned about slipping iPhone sales—are watching these moves as Apple grapples with tariff-driven cost pressures and a 16% slide in its share price this year.
The Hosur plant commenced production in late April 2025, assembling older iPhone models on a single line. Foxconn’s Bengaluru facility is scheduled to start shipments in May, with full completion targeted by December 2027.
Production is centered in southern India: Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and Bengaluru, Karnataka. These sites complement three existing Indian assembly hubs, bringing the total to five.
Escalating US-China tariffs have threatened Apple’s China-centric manufacturing. By diversifying to India, where tariffs are lower and paused until mid-2025, Apple mitigates costs, enhances supply-chain resilience, and taps a growing export corridor that hit a record $2 billion in March.
Tata’s single-line plant now builds older models, while Foxconn will ramp up iPhone 16 and 16e model production at 300–500 units per hour. Combined with planned capacity expansions, these steps position India as a central hub for Apple’s global assembly, reducing dependence on China and smoothing cost pass-through to consumers.
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