Since the first iPhone rolled off a production line back in 2007, manufacturing of Apple’s iconic smartphone has been based in China. But that has been changing over the years. Bloomberg reports that Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn is beginning the production of the iPhone 15 in its facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, in readiness for a mid-September announcement and release.
Besides Foxconn, Pegatron and a Wistron plant acquired by Tata will join the ranks of assembling iPhone 15 in India. While the vast majority of iPhones will still be made in China, the number made in India continues to grow each year.
Apple’s Chinese manufacturing plants usually lead the production of the iPhone by several months. But the gap between when iPhones made in China hit the market and those made in India is shortening to just weeks. It’s likely the delay in India hitting its production straps is due to the need to import most of the components. iPhone 15 production in India will be carried out by Pegatron and at a Wistron plant acquired by Tata.
Foxconn’s manufacturing footprint continues to grow in India with the company now boasting 36 factories across nine campuses.
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