Apple moves production to India and Thailand

Apple is moving some manufacturing of its products from China to India and Thailand. Factories in India now make 7 percent of iPhones and there are several MacBook factories in Thailand.

Wistron India. Photo: Atanu Kundu

A factory has already done a trial with making MacBooks. Apple is having another factory built and it should be operational by the end of this year, reports Nikkei. Apple has had its Watch watches made in the country for more than a year, the Japanese business newspaper reports. The step is necessary to reduce dependence on China.

For the same reason, Apple has expanded the production of iPhones in India, reports Bloomberg. Last year, 7 percent of iPhones produced worldwide came from factories in India. In addition to Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron make the various iPhone models. This also applies to iPhone 14 models. Previously, Apple only had older models made in India. Those aren’t just for Indian customers; many of those iPhones also go to other countries.

Apple still relies on factories in China for the vast majority of its production. In addition, Apple is the Western company with the most product sales in China, so it could lose a lot of sales if it gets against the Chinese government and that government partially or completely blocks the sale of Apple products.