Apple Is Reportedly Manufacturing All Four Iphone 17 Models In India

Apple is shifting much iPhone accumulation to India up of adjacent month’s iPhone 17 launch, Bloomberg reports. The institution will build each 4 iPhone 17 models there, and for nan first clip US-bound shipments for nan full lineup will travel from India astatine launch.

The displacement comes amid accumulation description crossed 5 factories successful India, including 2 plants that precocious opened. Apple has been working to decrease its reliance connected China for nan manufacturing of US-bound iPhones.

According to Bloomberg, factories controlled by Tata Group, an Indian multinational headquartered successful Mumbai, will relationship for arsenic overmuch arsenic half of India’s iPhone output complete nan adjacent 2 years. Apple’s longtime partner Foxconn Technology Group is besides progressive done its accumulation hub successful Bangalore.

The iPhone 17 lineup is expected to beryllium unveiled successful September, though nan nonstop day is still unknown. We expect to see nan accustomed iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max models announced, pinch nan added anticipation of a slimmer premium exemplary successful nan shape of an iPhone Air. The iPhone 17e, nan adjacent procreation of Apple's budget-friendly model, is much apt to get successful early 2026 if it follows nan aforesaid shape arsenic nan iPhone 16e.

In nan United States, nan Trump management had threatened Apple pinch tariffs connected iPhones if it continued manufacturing nan devices overseas. More recently, however, Apple announced from nan Oval Office that it would put an further $100 cardinal successful nan US arsenic portion of a caller “American Manufacturing Program.” This was announced arsenic portion of a $600 cardinal wide finance by Apple to nutrient much components domestically.

While India is among nan galore countries facing nan Trump administration’s ever-changing tariff landscape, Bloomberg reported earlier this summertime that iPhones imported from India person truthful acold evaded tariffs arsenic nan US Commerce Department useful to find what sectors it deems captious to nationalist security. With that successful mind, it’s not astonishing to spot Apple shipping arsenic galore iPhones to nan US from India arsenic possible, astatine slightest for now.