Foxconn preps to make iPhone 15 in India
iPhone 15 in India, people familiar with the matter said. The latest iteration of Apple's most popular product, due to be launched globally next month, will be manufactured in India by the Taiwanese company just a few weeks after production starts in China, the country where majority of Apple's products are made. Two industry executives in the know said Foxconn's facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, has started the 'new product introduction' (NPI) process for the upcoming iPhone 15, with mass production set to begin closer to the launch date.
The move is part of Apple's strategy to diversify its manufacturing operations from out of China, with India playing a big part in the company's plans, they added. Trial production of the iPhone 15 started in China in June at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, experts said. Around the same time, components started coming into India at Foxconn's facilities for the trial production of the device.First preference The country already accounts for 7% of Apple's global production from less than 1% prior to the start of the government production-linked scheme (PLI) for smartphones in 2021.
One of the industry executives quoted above said Foxconn imported parts for around 100 units of the upcoming iPhone in June, which included the display assembly, camera sensors, and the likes. The executive said this indicated that the Tamil Nadu plant is in the process of doing trial runs before starting mass production. Another executive also confirmed that trial production has already started.
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