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Apple doubles shipments in India
In India, Apple moved into the top five personal computer makers in Q121, pushing Acer into the “other” category, according to shipments …
Apple begins assembling iPhone 12 in India
Apple is now assembling the iPhone 12 in India as the company ramps up manufacturing operations in the world’s second-biggest…
Apple lobbies for larger India incentives for iPad assembly
Apple is lobbying for larger India incentives in a new incentive plan aimed to boost Indian exports of computer products, part of what…
Apple puts supplier Wistron on probation; no new business after India plant violence
Apple has put supplier Wistron on probation, saying on Saturday it would not award the Taiwanese contract manufacturer new business…
Riot-hit Apple supplier Wistron hired more than it could handle in India
Apple supplier Wistron quadrupled workers in India in only eight months, ramping up production just as Apple began direct online sales…
India import hurdles slow import of Apple’s China-sourced iPhones, sources say
India’s tight control of quality clearances for electronic goods from China slowed the import of Apple’s new iPhone model last month and…
Apple profit leaps 267% in India for fiscal 2020
Apple’s net profit for FY20 stood at INR 926.2 Cr in FY20 in India, a 267% growth from INR 262.27 Cr in the preceding fiscal year…
Apple iPhone looks to capture sales during India’s Diwali shopping bonanza
Companies including Apple are releasing almost a hundred smartphone models ahead of India’s Diwali shopping bonanza, a massive…
iPhone assemblers gain approval for $143 billion India manufacturing plan
Major iPhone assemblers for Apple Inc. were among 16 companies that won approval to manufacture products in India under a plan aimed…
Apple finally ready to make a concerted push in India
After years of treading water, or worse, sinking, Apple is finally ready to make a concerted push into India …
Three top Apple suppliers to commit $900 million to iPhone assembly in India
Three top Apple suppliers plan to invest a total of almost $900 million in India over the next five years to tap into a new Indian plan…
Apple’s new 2020 iPhone SE is assembled in India
Apple’s latest — and most affordable — iPhone, the iPhone SE, is being assembled in India, the company confirmed in an official statement…
iPhone assembler Wistron to hire 10,000 employees in India
Taiwan-based Wistron, one of Apple’s main device assemblers, is expected to start commercial iPhone assembly at its Narasapura plant in India…
Apple makes iPhone 11 at Foxconn plant in India
Apple has started making its iPhone 11 at the Foxconn plant in India near Chennai. This marks the first time Apple has manufactured a top-line model…
iPhone assembly stops in India as country goes into 21-day lockdown
iPhone assembly has stopped in India due to an order to comply with a 21-day countrywide COVID-19 lockdown ordered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry
India is planning to bolster its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, according to government officials…
Apple supplier Wistron to make PCBs for iPhone in new plant in India
Highlighting Apple’s expansion of manufacturing in India, Taiwan’s Wistron Corp plans to assemble printed circuit boards (PCBs) for iPhones in India …
In 2020, Apple will go all-out to sell iPhones in India
In 2020, Apple will go all-out on India. In 2019, Apple’s iPhone sales in India grew 6% versus a 43% decline in the previous year, stabilizing its position…
Apple can make 2020 its strongest year in India, experts say
The year 2019 saw a complete turnaround in Apple’s market share and presence in India, fueled by attractive price drops on previous generation iPhone models
Apple supplier Salcomp to invest $279 million in new plant in India
Finland’s Salcomp, an Apple supplier, will invest 20 billion rupees ($278.67 million) in India to make mobile chargers and other smartphone components starting in March 2020…
Apple starts selling locally assembled iPhone XR in India
Apple Inc has started selling its popular iPhone XR phones assembled in India, as it looks to expand its share in the world’s second-largest smartphone market…
Apple’s first retail store in India will be in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex
The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple Inc. has chosen Mumbai’s Maker Maxity mall, co-owned by Reliance Industries…
India’s corporate tax cut to boost smartphone manufacturing
India’s lower corporate tax rate will help its smartphone industry expand, fuel research and development (R&D) investment and attract higher-value component makers…
After ‘Howdy Modi,’ President Trump and India’s PM could sign trade deal
President Trump is also expected to sign a deal with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week that lowers Japanese farm tariffs…
How Apple is reacting to the U.S.-China trade war
Apple may be the pride of America, but there’s no avoiding the ironic fact that a “Assembled in China” stamp sits at the bottom of most Apple products..
India considers easing sourcing rules that may help Apple
India is considering relaxing local sourcing norms for foreign companies that sell only their own brand, a move that is likely to encourage Apple Inc. to set up stores…
Trump admin tariff threats spur exodus of manufacturers from China
Electronics makers are shifting manufacturing from China in order to side-step Trump administration tariffs…
U.S. President Trump says meeting with China went ‘far better than expected’
The meeting exceeded expectations, Trump said, tweeting that it went “far better than expected.” The president also elaborated on…
Here’s one way Apple could benefit from the U.S.-China trade war
The global smartphone market fell 6.6% during the first quarter of 2019, according to ID, but…
Apple keeps iPhone 6S alive with ‘Made in India’ campaign
Apple is known to keep its older iPhone models and designs around to flesh out the entry-level…
Apple closes in launching first retail store in India
Apple Inc. has finalized a short list of locations for its first retail store in India…
India further delays retaliatory import tariffs on U.S. products
India has once again delayed the implementation of higher tariffs on some goods imported from the United States…
The global system of trade is being realigned; how investors should navigate globalization’s decline
Investors have been on edge as the world’s two largest economies…
Apple supplier Foxconn to begin iPhone X assembly in India; XS and XS Max also planned
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn will begin from July the commercial production…
Apple cuts iPhone XR prices by 25% in India
Apple Inc has cut prices of one of its latest iPhones in India by around one-fourth…
Foxconn gearing up for trial run to make Apple’s newest X-class iPhones in India
Foxconn Technology Group is within weeks of starting trial production of the latest iPhones in India…
Apple has a repair problem in India, the world’s second largest smartphone market
If Apple wants to own the smartphone market in India, it has more problems to solve than mere price…
Apple, other phone makers seek export incentives and tariff cuts to grow India production
Smartphone makers in India are calling for export credits on devices and tariff cuts…
Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019
Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn…
Apple to meet with Indian government in Davos to discuss manufacturing in India
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said Friday he will be meeting top leadership…
Apple struggles with iPhone sales in India, the world’s largest untapped market
With 1.3 billion consumers, the country is the world’s biggest untapped tech market…
