Overview

• More than 300 Chinese engineers and technicians were recalled from Foxconn’s southern India plants in recent months under Beijing’s efforts to limit technology transfers.
• Foxconn and Tata Electronics have onboarded Taiwanese, Vietnamese and local workers to handle assembly lines, factory design and workforce training for iPhone 17 production.
• Existing equipment running on Chinese-language software has been converted and upgraded for English-operation to preserve assembly efficiency and technical know-how.
• Suppliers report an easing of capital-goods sourcing from China, ensuring uninterrupted access to critical machinery and components for India’s iPhone output.
• Apple’s India iPhone production is set to rise from about 40 million units in 2024-25 to 60 million this year, with US-bound quotas on track for late 2026.