According to Indian media Business Standard, people familiar with the matter revealed that the US technology giant Apple is stepping up its manufacturing in India and plans to launch its upcoming iPhone 12 in India in the middle of next year. , This will be the seventh iPhone model made in India.
In addition, the report also said that Apple’s latest iPhone SE (2024) is expected to start local production in India by the end of this year , and the current iPhone production in India is limited to older models.
According to reports, Apple’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron will produce a new iPhone at the Narasapura plant near Bangalore. It plans to invest more than 2.9 billion rupees. About 1,000 workers have already started working at Wistron. Wistron also plans to build a new plant. Employing 10,000 employees, the manufacturing plant is expected to be fully operational in October this year.
The iPhone 12 will be the latest product in the iPhone lineup made in India, and Apple has recently started assembling the iPhone 11 at its Foxconn factory in Chennai. So far, Apple has produced iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone XR, the old iPhone SE, and iPhone 11 in India . Apple promotes local production in India, reportedly because the iPhone manufacturer wants to transfer iPhone production from China to other countries. However, local production of iPhone in India does not necessarily reduce the price of Indian iPhone, even if it saves 22% of import duties.
Apple has not yet launched the new iPhone 12 series, and Apple said that the release time this year will be delayed by a few weeks. IT Home has learned that it is reported that the iPhone 12 conference will be held on October 12 this year, and the most expensive iPhone 12 Pro will be shipped in November.
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