Massive Move! India wins big in Apple race against China on iPhone 14, more
Last month, Apple made a major announcement when it revealed that it will be beginning some of its iPhone 14 manufacturing in India. This move will facilitate the iPhone makers' diversification of the supply chain outside of China. It is believed that this strategy was leveraged in the light of rising geopolitical tension between the US and China. India will be one of the prime beneficiaries of this move alongside Thailand which is expected to get some of the assembly line for MacBooks.
As a direct effect of this move, The Foxconn unit in Chennai has begun assembling iPhone 14 series smartphones as of last month. The smartphones are for the domestic Indian market only and will not be used for exporting purposes, as per reports. Additionally, just last week Apple also told its suppliers to move AirPods and Beats headphone production to India as well. This would mark the first time these two gadgets will be produced in the country. Apple analyst and leaker Ming-Chi Kuo has now revealed details around the move.
In a long series of tweets posted on his official Twitter account, Kuo revealed the details around Apple's plan to move production outside of China. He said, “Apple's global supply chain management strategy continues to change in response to the de-globalization trend, mainly to reduce the assembly business in China. Here are the latest major survey updates”.
Kuo highlighted that Tata Group might get to manufacture and assemble iPhone units in future. “According to Apple's plan, the Indian company Tata Group may cooperate with Pegatron or Wistron in the future to develop the iPhone assembly business. More than 80% of the iPhones made in India (by Foxconn) are currently to meet domestic demand,” Kuo added.
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