Apple has Begun Production of the iPhone 13 in India

One of Apple’s most recent phones is now being manufactured in India. According to a reliable source, Apple has started manufacturing iPhone 13 devices in the country. While Apple did not specify which factory was in charge, an informer of the source stated that smartphones will be assembled at a Foxconn facility in the Tamil Nadu town of Sriperumbudur.

This is Apple’s fourth iPhone produced in India. With the initial iPhone SE, the business began domestic manufacture in 2017.

It’s not an unexpected decision. The Indian government has employed a variety of tactics to compel enterprises to manufacture domestically, including investment requirements that require 30 percent of parts to be sourced locally. Rising import duties have also had an influence. If Apple does not manufacture the iPhone 13 in India, the handset may be excessively costly in comparison to competing versions manufactured inside the country’s boundaries.

Apple has also been diversifying its manufacturing away from China to prevent trade conflicts and other challenges that may arise as a result of such dependency. Apple may be able to weather minor problems in its Chinese operations if it increases its manufacturing in India. The business was also apparently planning to relocate some AirPod and MacBook production to Vietnam, but the pandemic, according to Nikkei, has put that plan on hold.

The growth comes amid worker unrest in India. Rioting occurred in late 2020 at Wistron’s iPhone facility in the Narasapura industrial region when workers protested unpaid salaries, excessive hours, and harsh working conditions. Apple placed Wistron on probation until the contractor resolved the concerns, but it’s safe to assume the incident did not aid Apple’s manufacturing expansion in the country.