Apple starts manufacturing iPhone 11 in India
Apple had started the domestic manufacturing of the Apple iPhone SE 2016 in the Bangalore plant
Apple has started manufacturing iPhone 11, in India, this is the first time Apple has manufactured a top-of-the-line model here.
The flagship phone will be manufactured at Foxconn plant of Chennai, reports Live Mint.
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced the news on Twitter on Friday saying, "Significant boost to Make in India! Apple has started manufacturing iPhone 11 in India, bringing a top-of-the-line model for the first time in the country."
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Prior to this, the Cupertino-based tech giant had started assembling the iPhone XR in India in 2019. In 2017, Apple had started the domestic manufacturing of the Apple iPhone SE 2016 in the Bangalore plant.
Apple also has plans to make the iPhone SE 2020 in India in its Wistron plant near Bangalore.
Earlier this month, Foxconn, which is a leading supplier for Apple has planned to invest up to $1 billion to expand its India factory where it assembles iPhone models.
Pegatron — the second-largest iPhone assembler after Foxconn — was also reported to make some investment in the country and set up a local subsidiary in the coming future.
