Anand
mahindra gave happy
news to Indians..!?
Foxconn, the world's largest tech giant, also has its presence in India. Amid the ongoing tension in
china,
india is reportedly planning to double its workforce in the next two years. The world's largest
iphone factory, Foxconn, is located in China. More than half of the
iphone supply comes from China.
lockdown has been implemented in many major cities in
china due to the Coronavirus. A
lockdown has also been imposed in China's major city of Chengde. Due to this, there is a fear that
iphone production may be affected by up to 30%. Amid the
coronavirus spreading in
china, there is an impact on the supply chain. Meanwhile, it has started to increase production in and outside of China.
india and
vietnam are the second largest
apple producers after China.
Headquartered in
taiwan, Apple's largest supplier,
india is expanding its presence in
tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, it is planning to increase the number of its employees in Tamilnadu. A few days ago, it was reported that it plans to increase production by 53,000
people in the next 2 years.
mahindra Group Chairman
anand mahindra has said that this is the soft sound of global supply chain transformation.
mahindra, no fanfare or drumroll. But could this be a gentle rumbling of global supply chain change? Compared to China's Foxconn plant, which employs over 2 lakh workers, the
tamil Nadu plant, though smaller, will be a hub for shifting production from China.
Hon Hai Precision
industry Co Ltd, formally known as Foxconn, has been operating in
tamil Nadu,
india since 2019. It has started manufacturing the
iphone 14 series. Information has come out that
india started increasing its production only when the impact of
china started.
Meanwhile, his recruitment notification has also arrived. While demand for
iphone in
india has started to increase,
iphone is in short supply. On
october 27,
tamil Nadu's Investment Promotion Division reported that high-level
government officials had visited
taiwan to meet with Liu and were elaborating on new expansion and investments.
Apple is assembled by suppliers from three locations in
india this year. Foxconn and Pegatron in
tamil Nadu and Wistron in
karnataka assemble. By 2025, 1 in 4 iPhones used in
india could be manufactured in India. As well as all products including Macs, iPads,
apple Watch, and AirPods; 25% can be produced. A JP Morgan study recently reported that only 5% of these can currently be manufactured outside of China.