Technology company Apple plans to manufacture it in the next two or three years More than 50 million iPhones annually That’s by saying, A quarter of total productionIn India, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
According to the newspaper, I was able to speak with the people involved in the project, after achieving this first goal The brand intends to add “tens of millions” each year In the Asian country.
The media is also highlighting that Apple will try to manufacture low-end iPhones in India that will be sold in 2025, a manufacturing phase known as “new product introduction” which, so far, has only been carried out in China.
In November, Taiwanese technology company Foxconn, an assembler of Apple products, announced an additional investment of approximately NT$50 billion. ($1,589 million) in India.
It is scheduled for April Foxconn Starting the first phase of a factory under construction in the state KarnatakaIt is expected that 20 million mobile phones will be manufactured annually, especially iPhones, according to the Wall Street Journal.
And also, andThe Indian government announced in October that India’s Tata Group would also manufacture iPhones in the country. Aims to National and global markets.
In recent years, Apple has increased its presence in India with a desire to diversify its activity and not depend too much on China, which until now, It is the company’s largest iPhone supplier.
The tense relationship with the United States complicates Apple’s activity in China, and the company has faced difficulties such as the ban imposed by the Chinese President, Xi Jinpinggovernment officials were banned from using iPhones in their offices last September.
Added to this is that, according to consulting firm IDC, Apple in the third quarter of this year sold 4% less year-on-year in the Asian country.
However, Apple’s presence in India also faced various hurdles, e.g “Weak infrastructureOr “restrictive” labor standards, as well as union bans on 12-hour workdays, which, according to the Wall Street Journal, It is “useful” for Apple in times of crisis.
