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Title: Apple is reportedly manufacturing all four iPhone 17 models in India

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:55:28 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/a...

Apple is shifting more iPhone production to India ahead of next monthΓÇÖs
iPhone 17 launch, Bloomberg reports. The company will build all four iPhone
17 models there, and for the first time US-bound shipments for the entire
lineup will come from India at launch.

The shift comes amid production expansion across five factories in India,
including two plants that recently opened. Apple has been working to decrease
its reliance on China for the manufacturing of US-bound iPhones.

According to Bloomberg, factories controlled by Tata Group, an Indian
multinational headquartered in Mumbai, will account for as much as half of
IndiaΓÇÖs iPhone output over the next two years. AppleΓÇÖs longtime partner
Foxconn Technology Group is also involved through its production hub in
Bangalore.

The iPhone 17 lineup is expected to be unveiled in September, though the
exact date is still unknown. We expect to see the usual iPhone 17, 17 Pro,
and 17 Pro Max models announced, with the added possibility of a slimmer
premium model in the form of an iPhone Air. The iPhone 17e, the next
generation of Apple's budget-friendly model, is more likely to arrive in
early 2026 if it follows the same pattern as the iPhone 16e.

In the United States, the Trump administration had threatened Apple with
tariffs on iPhones if it continued manufacturing the devices overseas. More
recently, however, Apple announced from the Oval Office that it would invest
an additional $100 billion in the US as part of a new ΓÇ£American
Manufacturing Program.ΓÇ¥ This was announced as part of a $600 billion
overall investment by Apple to produce more components domestically.

While India is among the many countries facing the Trump administrationΓÇÖs
ever-changing tariff landscape, Bloomberg reported earlier this summer that
iPhones imported from India have so far evaded tariffs as the US Commerce
Department works to determine what sectors it deems vital to national
security. With that in mind, itΓÇÖs not surprising to see Apple shipping as
many iPhones to the US from India as possible, at least for now.

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