Apple mass-produces iPhone 17 in India at Tata and Foxconn plants

Apple has begun mass production of all four iPhone 17 models in India, assembling them at five factories including two newly opened plants run by the Tata Group in Tamil Nadu and a Foxconn facility near Bengaluru. The development means that, for the first time, US-bound iPhone shipments of the entire iPhone 17 lineup are expected to originate from India at launch next month, signaling a major expansion of Apple’s manufacturing footprint beyond China as it seeks safer, more diversified supply chains amid tariff and geopolitical pressures.

The expansion shows Apple’s increasing reliance on India to supply its most important product lineup for the United States. The Tata-controlled facilities are projected to account for as much as half of India’s iPhone output over the next two years, a volume that would mark a substantial scale-up for the country’s role in Apple’s global production network. Foxconn’s operation near Bengaluru adds a second major production hub in India, joining the Tata sites as part of a broader push to bring more of the company’s USbound devices closer to home. Early indicators point to a robust trajectory: iPhone exports from India rose sharply in the current...