# Apple plans to make iPhone 14 in India amid China woes – Bloomberg News
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-08-23
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Apple to Manufacture iPhone 14 in India - Bloomberg News
Meta Description: Apple Inc is shifting production of iPhone 14 to India due to clashes with China and disruptions, aiming to reduce lag and expand operations in the country.
URL: https://financedigest.com/apple-plans-to-make-iphone-14-in-india-amid-china-woes-bloomberg-newshtml

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(Reuters) -Apple Inc plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the U.S. tech giant seeks alternatives to China after Xi administration’s clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the country disrupted production, Bloomberg News reported.

The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in [manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months](https://www.financedigest.com/spanish-manufacturing-output-down-for-6th-straight-month-in-dec-pmi.html "Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI") for previous launches, the report said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://bloom.bg/3PKqMcB)

[According to the report](https://www.financedigest.com/worst-flooding-since-1998-leaves-33bn-economic-toll-in-china-according-to-aon-catastrophe-report.html "Worst flooding since 1998 leaves bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report"), Apple’s Taiwan-based supplier Foxconn has studied the process of shipping items from China and assembling the iPhone 14 at its plant outside southern Indian city of Chennai.

[Production of the first iPhone](https://www.financedigest.com/apple-likely-to-cut-iphone-13-production-due-to-chip-crunch-bloomberg-news.html "Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News") 14s from India is likely to be completed in late-October or November, the report added.

Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

The company has been shifting some areas of [iPhone production from China](https://www.financedigest.com/exclusive-foxconn-woes-could-hit-at-least-30-of-iphone-nov-shipments-from-china-plant-source.html "Exclusive: Foxconn woes could hit at least 30% of iPhone Nov shipments from China plant – source") to other markets including India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets there.

India and countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American [brands as they try to diversify production away from China](https://www.financedigest.com/loreal-buys-luxury-brand-aesop-with-eye-on-china.html "L’Oreal buys luxury brand Aesop with eye on China").

Last week, Nikkei reported the tech giant’s suppliers are in talks to produce [Apple Watch and MacBook](https://www.financedigest.com/apple-expands-self-repair-support-to-macbooks.html "Apple expands self-repair support to MacBooks") in Vietnam for the first time.

(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)


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