Overview

• About 300 engineers from Foxconn unit Yuzhan Technology in Tamil Nadu were sent back to China in a second recall in recent months.
• Foxconn has begun flying in Taiwanese engineers to replace the departing staff, according to multiple reports.
• The Yuzhan facility produces enclosures and display modules for older iPhone models and is not yet working on the iPhone 17 line.
• No official reason was given for the withdrawals, though Beijing earlier issued verbal guidance to curb technology transfers and equipment exports to India and Southeast Asia.
• Reporting indicates Apple plans to have all four iPhone 17 models produced in India at launch next month while relying more on Tata and other local suppliers to manage the transition.