The Nikkei Asian News is reporting that, following the iPhone, Apple is asking its suppliers to move production of AirPods and Beats headphones to India.
Apple suppliers had started assembling the iPhone 14 series models in India. According to Nikkei, they now intend to produce Apple headphones in India, while Foxconn has already started preparations to produce Beats headphones in India and hopes to eventually produce AirPods headphones in India as well.
As well as Foxconn, Lixion Precision also plans to help Apple make AirPods in India, although the company is currently more focused on production work in Vietnam, so it may get a later start than other AirPods manufacturers.
According to Bloomberg, the total cost of producing, selling and shipping iPhones in India to Europe and the Middle East is around $1 billion, a figure that could reach $2.5 billion by March 2023 if new incentives are put in place.
Apple has already invested heavily in expanding its production and supply chain to places like Vietnam and Brazil and plans to reduce labor costs by moving 25% of production to India by 2025.
