TechApple's India Factories Join the iPhone Pro Launch-Day Supply Chain
Foxconn and Tata plants reportedly sent iPhone 18 Pro models abroad on charter flights before sales began.
TLDR
The Economic Times reports that Apple suppliers in India shipped iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units to the US and other markets on charter flights before the phones' September 18 launch. The report identifies Foxconn and Tata Electronics plants as the manufacturers and says this is the first time India-made Pro models have joined Apple's global supply from the first day of sales. Experts expect most of that Indian output to be exported, though Apple and both suppliers did not comment before publication.
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Apple's India Factories Join the iPhone Pro Launch-Day Supply Chain
Foxconn and Tata plants reportedly sent iPhone 18 Pro models abroad on charter flights before sales began.
TLDR
The Economic Times reports that Apple suppliers in India shipped iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units to the US and other markets on charter flights before the phones' September 18 launch. The report identifies Foxconn and Tata Electronics plants as the manufacturers and says this is the first time India-made Pro models have joined Apple's global supply from the first day of sales. Experts expect most of that Indian output to be exported, though Apple and both suppliers did not comment before publication.
