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Foxconn to Start Producing iPhone Cases in India
Foxconn is planning to manufacture iPhone enclosures in India, establishing a new unit in Tamil Nadu. This move signifies Apple's strategy to diversify its supply chain and reduce reliance on China. With expansions in display module assembly and AirPods production, Foxconn aims to significantly increase iPhone production in India, potentially making it a primary manufacturing hub for the US market.
ET was the first to report on September 25 last year that Foxconn was looking to set up an assembly unit for smartphone display modules in Tamil Nadu, making it the first such facility catering to Apple. Sources had said at the time that Foxconn had picked up about 500,000 square feet at a plug and play facility at the ESR Oragadam Industrial & Logistics Park, which is right next to their smartphone assembly unit near Chennai. They added that the maker of the iconic iPhone is leaning in for a model wherein even other contract manufacturers — Pegatron or Tata Electronics, for instance — can use components from this unit rather than import modules that are assembled in China.
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