We recently came across the news that one of Apple's contract manufacturers, Wistron, had started manufacturing the iPhone 7 in India, and yes, a new report suggests that Foxconn, another contract manufacturer for Apple, will start manufacturing iPhone X units from its Chennai plant. factory. The report says that Foxconn has been trialling iPhone X production at the Chennai plant for quite some time now, and from July 2019 it will start producing the iPhone X.
iPhone will be manufactured in India… But why?
According to an official aware of Foxconn's plans, "Foxconn will start with the iPhoneX (range) from the Chennai plant. The plans are to increase production capacity and diversify into even higher models going forward."
"A sustained increase in manufacturing will depend on, among other factors, the continuation of a favorable incentive regime to the next government," the official added.
The iPhone X will be the fourth iPhone to be manufactured in India. Apple partnered with Wistron to begin manufacturing the iPhone SE in India in 2017, followed by the iPhone 6s and recently the iPhone 7.
