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…
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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…
Apple appoints Nokia veteran Ashish Chowdhary to lead India operations
Apple has appointed Ashish Chowdhary, Chief Customer Operations Officer at Nokia Networks, as its India operation head…
U.S. and India closing in on trade deal
The United States has also been urging India to lower the input costs of components for IT…
Here’s Apple’s plan to stop losing in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market
In Bengaluru’s busy Madiwala neighborhood, a Poorvika Mobile World shop is plastered with posters…
Why Apple’s iPhone can’t compete in India
When Tim Cook was in India back in 2016, he said that Apple was in the country for a ‘thousand years’…
Apple sales execs depart as company flounders in India
Apple Inc. is facing more challenges in the world’s fastest-growing major smartphone market…
Made-in-India iPhone 6s production underway as Apple looks to avoid Indian import tax
Apple has started commercial production of the iPhone 6s in India since last week at the Bengaluru facility…
Apple ups iPhone prices in India as government hikes taxes on imported phones
Apple Inc has increased the prices of most of its iPhone models sold in India…
India raises import tax on electronic products, including cellphones; move to hurt Apple
India has increased the import tax on dozens of electronic products such as mobile phones…
Indian government considering exemptions sought by Apple for iPhone assembly, Apple retail stores
The Indian government is considering exemptions sought by Apple Inc for setting up…
Apple seeks tax breaks for suppliers to make iPhones in India
Apple Inc. has asked the Indian government to extend tax breaks to its suppliers if India seeks…
Apple CEO Tim Cook applauded Indian PM Modi’s demonetization move
Cook said he was grateful for the cooperation in giving permission for the iPhone SE…
Indian Prime Minister Modi meets with Apple CEO Cook ahead of President Trump today
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with top executives from Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and others ahead of his meeting with President Trump…
Apple broadens their iPhone attack in India, the world’s second biggest mobile market
Apple Inc. is broadening its attack on India, perhaps the iPhone’s last great growth market…
Apple is making old iPhones new again to win India
Varuni T.V., a business professor in India, had her eye on a particular smartphone for months…
India turns down Apple’s tax incentive demand
The Department of Revenue has said no to the tax incentive demand of US-based iPhone maker Apple…
