More AirPods will be produced in India in the future, as Apple supply chain partner Foxconn plans to increase the size of its personal audio manufacturing capacity in the country.
An example of a Foxconn facility
An example of a Foxconn facility
Apple’s manufacturing efforts in India has largely focused on the iPhone, but other products are also being made there. If one report is to be believed, AirPods production will be doubling from one operation in Hyderabad within months.
According to sources of Economic Times, Foxconn Interconnect Technology will be expanding its facilities in Hyderabad. The plant in Kongara Kalan started mass production of AirPods in April, but FIT plans to scale up manufacturing at the facility.