After iPhone, Apple doubles on creating airpods in India with the new Tamil Nadu factory: Report
It is reported that Apple revealed his Big India plan to offset the impact of Trump Tariff on iPhones bound for the US market.
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Not only iPhones, Apple is increasing the production of its popular goods such as airpods in India. The move is confirmed by a new report that suggests that one of the Marki suppliers of Cupertino is ready to open a second feature to strengthen the local assembly of the plastic enclosure or casing, before they are sent to make China and Vietnam in finished product.
According to a report by The Economic Times, Apple Suppliers Jabil – which is an American manufacturing company located outside Florida – is expanding its India’s footprint with a new factory to start operations soon in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The current feature of the contract maker in Pune is already producing enclosures for Apple AirPods. With the Tiruchirappalli plant, Apple looks doubled on the local assembly. The report states that Jabil is expected to finalize its plans on the matter by July, which is when we can expect to get more information about the beginning of construction, which will further give us some pictures when we can expect it to be functional.
It is reported that Apple revealed his Big India plan to offset the impact of Trump Tariff on iPhones bound for the US market. There is no immediate after impact, but CEO Tim Cook told investors and journalists during the company’s recent earning calls that the tariff company imposed by the US on China in the present state could spend an additional $ 900 million, although he did not say whether Apple would absorb the burden or pass customers.
What the company intends to do is to increase production and imports from India, especially for iPhone it is going to sell in the US. The idea is to aggressively diversify and rely on China, which is facing tariffs, which is a higher 145 percent amount. Apple’s immediate response is to divide the production of iPhones and other equipment for the US between India and Vietnam. The wholesale of iPhones will be made in India, while for iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods, Vietnam will become a native country. For sale in markets outside the US, China remains Apple’s main POC (small for the point of contact).
Cook said, “For the June quarter, we hope that most of the iPhones sold in the US will make India as their original country.”
According to the new information, Apple is moving rapidly to move the production of other equipment and components away from China. Apple launched a local assembly of AirPods in the facility of Foxconn in Hyderabad last month. With Jabil’s reported expansion plans, India’s role in running the future roadmap of Apple has only become stronger.
