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Apple has sharply increased iPhone production in India as the country’s annual festival season approaches.

Apple is expanding its manufacturing footprint in India, planning to assemble all models of the upcoming iPhone 17 series.

Apple will manufacture all iPhone 17 models in India across five factories, including new Tata and Foxconn plants, as it shifts output from China.

India is becoming a global chipmaker, backed by ₹76,000 crore and initiatives like the Semiconductor Mission, SEMICON India, and iCET.

Foxconn’s new electronics manufacturing facility in Bengaluru is on the brink of commencement, with commercial shipments of iPhones.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is advancing in semiconductors as the Cabinet approved a new chip unit in Uttar Pradesh.

Apple is on track to achieve its highest-ever first-quarter iPhone sales in India, as affordability schemes and local expansion fuel demand.

Apple’s swift response to the threat of Trump’s tariffs saw a record $1.9 billion worth of iPhones airlifted from India in March.

Apple has increased iPhone production in India to $22 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, a 60% rise from the previous year.

Apple has significantly expanded its manufacturing footprint in India, recording a 60% surge in iPhone production.