Apple Supplier Foxconn Speeds up India Expansion in China Shift

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Speeds up India Expansion in China Shift

Foxconn chairman Young Liu visited multiple Indian states this week in the electronics giant's efforts to boost operations outside of China

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Foxconn chairman Young Liu meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 28, 2023. Photo: Twitter / @HonHai_Foxconn.

Foxconn chairman Young Liu visited multiple Indian states this week in the Taiwanese electronics giant’s efforts to boost operations outside of China.

On Friday, Liu visited the city of Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka where the Apple supplier has been allotted a 300-acre campus, the Press Trust of India reported.

The facility will be used to produce Apple iPhones, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said in a tweet on Friday. It will also create 100,000 jobs, he added.

Liu is heading a 17-member team to the city, which met top Indian officials in capital New Delhi on Wednesday, the Economic Times reported. The Foxconn team said it aims to “make semiconductors a success in the country,” the report added.

The Foxconn chief also met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. “Foxconn will continue to build an ecosystem in India allowing all our stakeholders to share, collaborate and thrive,” the Apple supplier posted on its official Twitter account

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“Our discussions covered various topics aimed at enhancing India’s tech and innovation eco-system,” the prime minister’s official Twitter account posted in response.

Liu’s visit to Karnataka comes on the back of ongoing talks between the state and the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer.

Earlier this month, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited the Taiwan headquarters of Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd.

“We are in serious discussion of investment plans… and look forward to a fruitful collaboration,” Bommai said in a tweet after the meeting.

Facility in second Indian state​

Foxconn will also invest an undisclosed sum in India’s southern state of Telangana towards an electronics manufacturing facility, the state’s chief minister said on Thursday.

The ‘historic’ investment will create 100,000 jobs in the state, Telangana’s IT minister KT Rama Rao said.

The announcement followed a meeting between Telangana’s chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Foxconn chairman Young Liu earlier in the day.

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Rao and Liu discussed the importance of diversifying electronics manufacturing for a resilient supply chain, according to tweets by the chief minister’s office.

Liu said that he was “optimistic about the investments of his company in the state,” the office said.

Taiwan-based Foxconn already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple and Amazon.

 

[nahtanbob]

If CCP bots are to be believed China will never allow that

 

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[nahtanbob]

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China has blocked Sunny Optical from investing in India

 

[kankan326]

China has blocked Sunny Optical from investing in India

Well done. China should not help India in any way.

 

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China has blocked Sunny Optical from investing in India

No, GOI has blocked Sunny Optical from investing in India
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[Menthol]

Apple is slowly leaving Foxconn today.

Because Foxconn is unable to control their workers to produce high quality products that Apple wants.

It seems Foxconn management and workers are unable to work together in harmony to achieve a single goal, which is highly productive with great quality.

Foxconn used to be a great company years ago.

 

[Cheepek]

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2025*

 

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Apple May Look At India For Development Of New IPhone Model For The First Time Outside China

India’s manufacturing push is set to get another shot in the arm as Apple’s iPhone assembly could further see a big development. According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, with the iPhone 17 — which could launch in 2025 — Apple may for the first time start development of a new iPhone outside of China. “The new product introduction (NPI) for the standard iPhone 17 (to be launched in 2H25) is expected to start kick-off in India in 2H24,” said Kuo in a note.

This, according to Kuo, will be the first time for Apple to begin development of a new iPhone model outside of China. The analyst suggested that the standard iPhone “is chosen for its lower-difficulty design development to reduce design risk.”

Apple’s big India push
In another Apple’s made in India push, last week, Tata sealed the deal to acquire Wistron's iPhone assembly plant in India for $125 million. Kuo has also suggested that “the proportion of iPhones made in India will increase to 20–25% by 2024.” Tata's move is part of a broader shift by Apple to diversify its supply chain away from China. Apple has been looking to reduce its production dependence on China. Apple’s production was hit by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apple has been facing increasing scrutiny over its supply chain, and the company is looking to diversify its manufacturing base.

Tata Group is also well-positioned to take advantage of the Indian government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for smartphones. The PLI scheme provides financial incentives to companies that manufacture in India. Tata is expected to invest heavily in Wistron's iPhone plant to expand its capacity and upgrade its technology. The group is also likely to leverage its existing supply chain and logistics network to improve the efficiency of iPhone manufacturing in India.

Apple may look at India for development of new iPhone model for the first time outside China - Times of India

Apple may start developing a new iPhone model outside of China for the first time, with the iPhone 17 potentially being developed in India, according

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