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India Now Makes 1 in 4 iPhones as Apple Assembles Entire iPhone 17 Lineup Locally
Apple assembled about 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, producing 25% of its global output to reduce China reliance and navigate US tariff risks.
- On March 10, 2026, Apple Inc. said it now manufactures 25% of its iPhones in India after a 53% production increase that yielded about 55 million units in 2025.
- Amid U.S.-China trade tensions, Apple expanded production in India to reduce reliance on China and avoid tariffs, Bloomberg reported.
- Apple began assembling the entire iPhone 17 lineup in India ahead of last September's launch, and Tim Cook, Apple CEO, said India now fulfills most U.S. demand while Foxconn Technology Group, Tata Electronics and Pegatron Corp. build iPhone 15 and 16 models.
- IPhone sales in India show growth as Apple opened its sixth Indian store last month and plans to launch Apple Pay in India this year, with sales surpassing $9 billion last year.
- With subsidies set to expire on March 31, manufacturers are negotiating fresh incentives with the Indian government as assembly costs remain higher than in China and Vietnam.
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India makes one in four of all iPhones worldwide
Apple reportedly produced around 55 million iPhones in India during 2025, up from around 40 million the year before, as the company continues to drastically reduce its reliance on China.Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: AppleIn 2023, an Indian trade minister revealed that Apple ultimately aimed to increase local iPhone manufacturing from the then around 6%, to 25% by 2025. Now according to Bloomberg, Apple has done exactly th…
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