APPLE plans to shift the assembly of all US-sold iPhones to India next year, according to sources, reports London's Financial Times.
US President Donald Trump's trade war forces the tech giant to move away from China and diversify its supply chain.
The plan is to source from India the entirety of the more than 60 million iPhones sold annually in the US by the end of 2026.
The target would mean doubling the iPhone output in India, after almost two decades in which apple spent heavily in China to create a world-beating production line that powered its rise into a US$3 trillion technology giant.
China, where Apple manufactures most of its iPhones via third parties such as Foxconn, has been subject to the US president's most aggressive levies, though he has since signalled a willingness to negotiate with Beijing.
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US President Donald Trump's trade war forces the tech giant to move away from China and diversify its supply chain.
The plan is to source from India the entirety of the more than 60 million iPhones sold annually in the US by the end of 2026.
The target would mean doubling the iPhone output in India, after almost two decades in which apple spent heavily in China to create a world-beating production line that powered its rise into a US$3 trillion technology giant.
China, where Apple manufactures most of its iPhones via third parties such as Foxconn, has been subject to the US president's most aggressive levies, though he has since signalled a willingness to negotiate with Beijing.
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