Apple intends to cut iPhone 14 production slack between China, India - Bloomberg
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to start making the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release out of China, in a move that will narrow the gap from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up manufacturing in India and the first iPhone 14s from the country are likely to be finished in late October or November, following the initial September release, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.(https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB)
A representative for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to remark. Foxconn didn't quickly answer demands for input.Redington India Ltd., which disseminates Apple items in the nation, rose as much as 9.5% after Bloomberg's underlying report.
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Regardless of whether Apple and Foxconn planned a concurrent send off, store network difficulties would have frustrated the objective. China, the wellspring of numerous iPhone parts, has gone through progressive influxes of lockdowns, confounding the method involved with transportation parts through the country.
India's labor force and production lines haven't effectively taken on the profoundly controlled rehearses that Apple expects from providers. Since Apple started gathering iPhones in India through agreement producers Foxconn and Wistron Corp. quite a while back, laborers have revolted over compensations and the nature of food in two unmistakable episodes.