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iPhone 17 parts land in Foxconn India factory
Foxconn has begun importing components from China to India for the iPhone 17 assembly, signaling Apple's intent to manufacture the latest model simultaneously in both countries. Trial production is slated to commence this month, with mass production expected by August, aiming for a September launch.
This is owing to the high tariffs sl-apped by the Donald Trump administration on China.Apple did not respond to queries emailed by ET.The company ramped up iPhone exports from India to the US by 219% year-on-year in March, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.Apple is planning to entirely shift its sourcing of iPhones for the US market from China to India by 2026, despite mounting pressure from the US administration to make the devices in the US itself as part of its efforts to boost manufacturing in the country. “Chinese engineers are crucial because iPhone 17 manufacturing involves complex precision machining of many small parts, and even a 1 mm difference can cause a product to fail quality testing. They are needed to train employees on the intricate assembly processes and specific moulds for components,” an industry executive tracking Apple’s manufacturing growth in India said on condition of anonymity.
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