AirPods are currently being assembled in China and Vietnam. Photo: HWZ
Apple's investment in India as a supply chain partner is paying off as the AirPods are set to be the second product to be assembled in the country.
Bloomberg reports that Apple supplier Foxconn will begin manufacturing the AirPods in Southern India around Q1 2025.
The Foxconn factory is reportedly already assembling the AirPods on a trial basis and will move into high gear after production begins.
This does not come as a surprise since Reuters reported in March last year that Foxconn invested more than US$200 million to build a factory in India to manufacture the AirPods.
India is also the second country after China to manufacture the iPhone. A Foxconn factory in southern Tamil Nadu state began assembling the iPhone 16 Pro models within weeks of the global launch.
There are also reports that Apple plans to use a factory in India to start early manufacturing work for the iPhone 17 base model.
Apple has been diversifying its supply chain away from China after the production of its products was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. The iPhone maker is said to have plans to shift up to 30% of production out of China.
Source: Bloomberg via MacRumors
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