Overview
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology will ramp the Kongara Kalan, Hyderabad plant from just over 100,000 to about 200,000 AirPods per month within six to eight months.
- Five existing lines are being retooled and one or two new lines added, with advanced machinery relocated from Foxconn’s Vietnam operations.
- Factory staffing is set to rise from roughly 2,000 to around 5,000 employees as production scales.
- Total investment for the Hyderabad project is expected to reach Rs 4,800 crore, part of a $550 million audio hub initiative announced in 2023 with over Rs 3,000 crore already deployed.
- Earlier rare‑earth supply curbs from China that slowed output eased in August, and suppliers such as Jabil plan added capacity in Tamil Nadu to support exports to the US and Europe.