- Apple ramps up iPhone production in India.
- iPhone 16 Pro to be manufactured in India for the first time.
- Apple's strategy to reduce reliance on China and diversify its supply chain.
Responding to those challenges, Apple will shift another gear to its global manufacturing ambitions with the iPhone 16 Pro. The company has been said to have commenced the printing of the iPhone 16 Pro box labels with ‘Made in India’.
This is seen by many as another pointer to Apple Company’s significant move in gradually seeking to diversify away from total reliance on China and diversify its supply chain.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Box Label Allegedly Verifies Manufacturing in India
A leak from OvO on Weibo reported that Apple encroached into the Manufacturing Territory of India, not only including its regular models of iPhone.
This company has upset the world by manufacturing last year’s model iPhone 15. It was felt that it was rather a daring move on the part of them to have faith in India’s capacity to supply them with devices meeting their standards.
iPhone 16 Pro: Desi product for Desi people
A majority of iPhones are still manufactured in China, but it directionally hints at Apple’s effort to diversify output away from one country. It also seeks to hedge impacts resulting from geopolitical anger and disruptions in production.
Delayed Availability for India-Made iPhone 16 Pro
There’s a catch among all the pomp and fanfare about the iPhone 16 Pro being made in India: the models may not be available initially. But it could come out in a few weeks of the international launch, sources privy to the developments have said. Not that it has dampened the enthusiasm at Apple.
Heavy exportation of the manufactured iPhone 16 Pro units in India is expected to happen to the states like US, Middle Eastern, and European countries. This they did to gradually build trust in India’s ability to manufacture good devices that can compete in the global market.
Why Apple is Betting Big on India
They are not simply trying to spread their supply chain around, although Apple’s decision to step up its manufacturing in India has more to it. However, the shift is anchored on many factors for instance the financial sweeteners offered by the government of India, and higher sales of fancy iPhones.
Apple believes that there could be a huge demand for the Pro models which the Indian customers have fled to. Or rather, in another way, manufacturing these models here will not only lower costs but also pass some cost-slashing benefits to the consumer.
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The Larger Picture
It can therefore be expected that the rising stakes of Apple in the manufacturing complex of India will significantly affect the economy and labor market. With more of its productions prolonging in the country, even more, iPhone models should be expected there.
This move can be strategic for India’s economy and is in line with Apple’s long-term horizon of having a look-out policy. The leak to bring iPhone 16 Pro production to India was perceived as the biggest move in its production strategy.
Also, diversification of the supply chain may assist Apple in acquiring more from the growing market for premium smartphones in India. Furthermore, if Apple invests more money we are going to witness higher models being produced here in India, bettering the economy along with job opportunities.
