NEW DELHI: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has started manufacturing the iPhone 13 in India, the company said on Monday, as the U.S tech giant tries to reduce reliance on its Chinese supply chain.
According to a source, the phone is made at a local plant of Apple’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn (2354.TW), which is located in the town of Sriperumbudur in the state of Tamil Nadu’s southern region.
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Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets including India, the world’s second biggest smartphone market, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets there.
India and countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands as they try to diversify production away from China.
After the launch of Apple’s manufacturing operations in India with the iPhone SE in 2017, the iPhone 13 is the company’s fourth model to be made in the country.
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