About 25,000 to 28,000 people will get jobs at the Tata Group’s iPhone case-manufacturing plant in Hosur, Karnataka, which is already a source of livelihood to 15,000 people. The plant is gearing to double production given the increasing demand.
The plant is set to expand its capabilities and the Group has already acquired a new iPhone assembly plant. While the new facility will primarily manufacture iPhone parts, there is a likelihood of it producing parts for other brands of high-end phones in the near future.
This expansion confirms Apple’s intentions to focus on making India the hub for manufacturing smartphones.
The Tata Group became the first iPhone manufacturer in India when it acquired Wistron’s iPhone assembly plant in Kolar, Karnataka.
At the time of acquisition, in April this year, Wistron’s Indian facility was manufacturing the iPhone 12 and iPhone 14 using eight production lines. Once Tata acquired the plant, Wistron no longer had a presence in the Indian market as this was their only facility producing Apple products in India.
There were mainly three Taiwanese corporations that assembled Apple products in India, namely Wistron, Pegatron and Foxconn. Wistron departed from India, while Foxconn and Pegatron have expanded th their production lines in the country.
It is pertinent to mention here that Apple posted record revenue in India in the June-September quarter. More than 2.5 million units were shipped out of India. Clearly, Apple has been experiencing significant year-on-year growth in the country.
