Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly engaging with Indian companies to locally produce the manufacturing equipment needed for assembling its flagship iPhone devices in India, according to a report by Business Standard. This move is part of Apple’s broader strategy to expand its production footprint in India.
The California-based tech giant aims to source manufacturing tools domestically and supply them to its Indian contract manufacturers, a development confirmed by a senior official from India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Apple has previously announced ambitious plans to scale up iPhone production in India, partly in response to escalating U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made products.
While Apple continues to maintain manufacturing operations in China, it has expressed intentions to eventually produce all iPhones sold in the U.S. market through its Indian facilities. The effort to procure production equipment locally also reflects Apple’s strategic shift away from reliance on China, which has traditionally dominated the supply of capital equipment for iPhone manufacturing.
India’s role as an iPhone production hub has grown steadily, with major manufacturers such as Foxconn, Pegatron, and Tata Electronics significantly increasing output over recent years. Foxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, plans to invest $1.5 billion in a new components factory in Tamil Nadu, underscoring the country’s rising importance in Apple’s supply chain.
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