India Emerging as Apple’s top Manufacturing Base in Asia

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India Emerging as Apple’s top Manufacturing Base in Asia
13 Apr 2022
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Outside of China, India has developed into Apple Inc's top production base in Asia. On Monday, the company announced that it had started production of the iPhone 13 in the country. But in order for India to get a significant portion of its manufacturing pie, the country needs a stronger domestic market, export-friendly policies, and better logistics infrastructure.

India accounts for about 3.1% of Apple’s global manufacturing base in 2021, which is expected to reach 5% to 7% in 2022. The number is still small compared to China, which accounts for 95.3%. Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Indonesia, is also putting up a good fight.

Importantly, China is one of Apple's top two markets, accounting for more than one-fifth of total iPhone sales in 2021. According to Counterpoint, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia together account for 3.5% of iPhone sales.

Apple has assembled iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE in India along with iPhone 13, with two Taiwanese companies Wistron and Foxconn. It is soon planning to start production with another Apple Supplier, Pegatron

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