Extensive damage from a fire at Tata Group’s Apple iPhone component plant in southern India could hamper production ahead of a festive season sales surge, an industry watcher and a source said, forcing the US firm’s suppliers to arrange critical parts from China or elsewhere. The weekend blaze has caused an indefinite production halt at … Read more
Tata Electronics said on Thursday it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components. A fire broke out in one of the six units at the plant in the early hours of Saturday. Fire and local government officials told Reuters … Read more
India’s Tata Electronics has agreed to buy a majority stake in Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron’s only iPhone plant in India, forming a new joint venture that strengthens Tata’s position as an Apple supplier, two sources told Reuters. Under the deal announced internally last week, Tata will hold 60 percent and run daily operations under the … Read more
Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd (TEPL) on Friday announced the acquisition of a controlling 60 per cent stake in Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron’s India unit, cementing its position as a key player in the Indian electronics manufacturing sector. The financial details of the transactions were not disclosed. Pegatron India is a subsidiary of Taiwanese Pegatron Corporation, … Read more
A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China, sources said. Apple is positioning India as an alternative manufacturing base to China as a trade war flares between Washington and Beijing, with US … Read more
Tata Cliq’s Black Friday sale is underway in India, bringing impressive discounts on several electronics items from different brands. The sale kickstarted today, November 22, and will last till November 27. A wide range of audio products, including headphones, truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, and Bluetooth speakers from brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, and Marshall, … Read more
Apple has brought in Tata Group to handle repairs for iPhones and MacBook devices in its fast-growing Indian market, signalling the Indian conglomerate’s deepening role in the U.S. tech giant’s supply chain, two people familiar with the matter said. As Apple looks beyond China for manufacturing, Tata has fast emerged as its key supplier and … Read more