Apple’s Global Manufacturing Strategy Tilts Towards India With Taiwan Factories Playing Leading Role

An Indian customer waits to receive his Apple iPhone 6 at the Unicorn Infosolutions Apple Premium Reseller store in Ahmedabad early on Oct. 17, 2014. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images

Apple’s latest phone model iPhone 14 is set to be produced and assembled in India, with Taiwan-based foundries Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron playing key roles.

News that Apple has begun assembling iPhone 14 models in India, was released on Sept. 26 and is being seen as another indication that the tech giant’s global production strategy is tilting away from China.