Foxconn, one of Apple’s manufacturing partners, is planning to invest $700 million in a new plant in Bengaluru, India, in an effort to reduce its reliance on China. The Taiwanese company has factories across mainland China and Taiwan, but with increasing tensions between the US and China, many companies in Apple’s supply chain are seeking…
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According to a report from the Financial Times, Apple is facing multiple obstacles in its efforts to scale up iPhone production in India. Among the issues are quality concerns, with 50% of casings reportedly failing to meet the company’s standards. The report also states that only one in every two components from the production line…