Nivedita Dash
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US President Donald Trump has been making constant efforts to pull the iPhone business out of India. He first warned Apple CEO Tim Cook, then threatened that if he continued manufacturing iPhones in India, he would have to face a 25 percent tariff.
However, it does not seem that Trump’s threats will have any effect on Apple. Instead of stopping its production in India, Apple has taken one more step towards expanding its business. Apple has made a big deal with Tata Group for repairs. Now Tata will take the responsibility of repairing Apple’s iPhones and MacBooks. It has made this partnership with Tata to speed up the supply chain and reduce dependence on China.
However, this is not Apple’s first deal with Tata. Even before this, Tata has been a key supplier of Apple, which is associated with iPhone assembly. Tata is emerging as a big name in the smartphone supply chain. Till now, Taiwanese companies like Foxconn have dominated this field. Tata Electronics assembles iPhones in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
In the last financial year, the company has manufactured iPhones worth about $22 billion here, which is a massive increase of 60% compared to last year.
This growth is an indication that Apple is rapidly increasing its production in India. India is the second largest smartphone market in the world. According to a report by Counterpoint Research, 11 million iPhones were sold in India last year, which is 7 percent of the smartphone market in India. It is not easy for Apple to leave such a market.
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