According to foreign media reports, sources revealed that Apple iPhone major OEMs in India are seeking about 100 acres of land in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in order to expand its OEM facilities for Apple .
Sources said that Wistron Corp. executives visited the city in India last week and saw several plots, including one near the airport, a source who was unwilling to reveal himself, Because everything is still in private state sources also revealed that the Taiwanese manufacturer started this year in India for the iPhone Apple Foundry, this time the company may also use the facilities here to provide other brand products.Weight Capital to the media The comment did not give a response.
Apple has been a small contender in India, the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, largely because of higher prices for its handsets than rivals such as Samsung Electronics Corp. and Xiaomi Corp. Apple chief executive Tim- Tim Cook visited India for the first time last year, when he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expressing his desire to expand in India.
At last week's Apple earnings call, Cook said the company had a huge momentum in India with revenue doubling year-on-year, saying there was confidence that Apple could gain traction in the Indian market, but that also required many Efforts.
'It has to open a store, to open up new channels, to develop a market, to create a developer ecosystem,' he said. "It needs a marketable product for the Indian market. I feel like we are making good progress here and is getting Market understanding, however, we still have a long way to go.
Apple products are particularly expensive in India as the Indian government imposes tariffs on foreign-made products entering the Indian market, with iPhone X products having the lowest price above $ 999. Its production in India has been limited to the low-end smartphone iPhone SE Small batch level.
Apple has been negotiating with the Indian government for about a year to expand its production capacity and open retail stores in India, where both sides have met regularly to consider Apple's needs, including taxes on state-of-the-art equipment.
Just last month, the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of India told Apple that the agency is actively addressing the issues raised by Apple.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a major OEM manufacturer in Taiwan, has been negotiating with the Indian government to set up a factory in the area. At present, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has not found OEMs in India.