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Apple eyes Indian firms to build iPhone assembly machines as China imports face delays: Report


A senior official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) confirmed the development, saying Apple is actively identifying local firms that can build the specialised machines required for iPhone assembly.

A senior official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) confirmed the development, saying Apple is actively identifying local firms that can build the specialised machines required for iPhone assembly. For instance, in July last year, an Indian unit of Hon Hai (Foxconn’s parent company) bought equipment worth $33 million from Apple Operations Ltd, a Taiwan filing revealed. Indian companies, including the Tata group, which recently took over Wistron and Pegatron’s local operations, have already invested over Rs 20,000 crore in iPhone production, analysts estimate.

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