iPhone 12 & New iPhone SE to be Made In India - Very Good News

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iPhone 12 & New iPhone SE to be Made In India - Very Good News

Apple plans to launch ‘Made in India’ iPhone 12 in mid-2021: Report https://tech.hindustantimes.com/mobile/news/apple-plans-to-launch-made-in-india-iphone-in-mid-2021-report-71597804782370.html

Apple is reportedly planning to locally produce the iPhone 12 series lineup in India. The new ‘Made in India’ iPhone 12 models will be ready by the middle of next year, according to a Business Standard report.

Wistron, Apple’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer will start production of the new iPhones at the company’s Narasapura plant near Bengaluru. There’s planned investment of over ₹2,900 crore, and Wistron has also plans to hire 10,000 employees for the new plant. The manufacturing plant is expected to be fully functional by October this year. Around 1,000 workers have already started working at the Wistron plan, according to the report.

The setup for iPhone production at the Narasapura plant is located in Kolar district, about 70 km from Bengaluru, New Indian Express noted. Wistron was allotted 43 acres by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) when it announced its plans for production in 2017. As per the report, the manufacturing company at Kolar is supposed to generate 10,000 jobs. Wistron has already hired 1,000 locals.

This Year, Wistron’s rival Foxconn started producing iPhone 11 at its Chennai plant. It was the first time Apple manufactured a top-of-the-line model in India. After the beginning production of the iPhone 11 in India, Apple is looking at the local production of iPhone 12 and assembly of iPhone SE (second generation) models. iPhone 12 is slated to release sometime in October.

More sources:

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/iphone-12-will-be-made-in-india-as-apple-supplier-hires-10-000-local-employees-for-production-1712777-2020-08-19
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