AirPods Production in India Faces Setback as China Restricts Rare Earth Metal Exports: Report

Apple commenced the production of AirPods in India for the first time earlier this year. However, it now faces a setback after China restricted exports of rare-Earth metals in April. Some of those metals are deemed as key components during the manufacturing process. According to a report, the supply disruption has hit the Foxconn Interconnect … Read more

iPhone 16e Assembly in India Begins for Local Sales and Global Exports: Report

iPhone 16e was launched by Apple last week as the latest entry-level iPhone model and the successor to the iPhone SE (2022). According to a new report, the phone’s assembly in India has now commenced ahead of its sale beginning February 28, joining other handsets in the Cupertino-based technology company’s iPhone 16 lineup. The iPhone … Read more

Foxconn Sends 97 Percent of India iPhone Exports to US as Apple Tackles Tariffs

Nearly all the iPhones exported by Foxconn from India went to the United States between March and May, customs data showed, far above the 2024 average of 50 percent and a clear sign of Apple’s efforts to bypass high US tariffs imposed on China. The numbers, being reported by Reuters for the first time, show Apple has realigned its India exports to almost exclusively serve the US market, … Read more