Apple Preparing to Make More AirPods in India

Foxconn's installation successful Hyderabad, India is preparing to treble monthly AirPods output and much than treble its workforce arsenic Apple accelerates accessory manufacturing successful the country, the Economic Times reports.


Foxconn volition seemingly rise capableness astatine its Kongara Kalan works from much than 100,000 units per period to 200,000 units per period by overhauling 5 existing assembly lines and installing further instrumentality that is being transferred from facilities successful Vietnam. The tract began accumulation of AirPods successful April aft machinery and tooling were relocated.

The workforce of astir 2,000 employees is besides apt to emergence to 5,000 successful the adjacent six to 8 months. The existent assembly premix astatine the works includes the AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3.

The step-up successful Hyderabad follows a impermanent constraint successful July, erstwhile AirPods accumulation was hampered by a shortage of dysprosium aft China tightened export controls connected uncommon world metals. The enlargement of AirPods accumulation successful India is portion of a broader strategical accumulation displacement successful Apple's proviso concatenation arsenic it diversifies its manufacturing crossed antithetic countries.
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