Apple Expands 50,000-Worker iPhone Base in India as It Hedges China Risk
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 11
Apple Expands 50,000-Worker iPhone Base in India as It Hedges China Risk
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 11
Summary
Apple is deepening iPhone production in India through two large Chennai-area plants run by Foxconn and Pegatron, building capacity outside China.
40,000 workers staff Foxconn’s 160-acre complex across three shifts, with assembly, testing, storage, nine hostel towers and its own power station supporting output.
10,000 more employees—mostly women—work at a Pegatron facility about 30 kilometers away that is now controlled by India’s Tata Group.
The expansion underscores Apple’s push to diversify its manufacturing footprint and reduce exposure to China-related supply-chain risk.