Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
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Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
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#2I’d be curious to know which parts of the manufacturing process are carried out in India. I assume it includes “final assembly”. But does all CNC work, PCB assembly happen in India?
PCB assembly in particular, seems unlikely? The supply chains are all in China, and it’s a largely automated procsss.
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#3It would be Courageous to move all production out of the PRC, or any other totalitarian state.
Interesting to note the article mentions iPhone 6, 6s and 7. I wouldn't have guessed these were still in production!
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#4As a mother who recently found out that the Chinese communist party has been snatching kids away from their Uighur mothers and fathers and placed in Chinese concentration camps to be brainwashed, and thus have decided to stop buying any and all ‘made in China’ products whenever possible.
I just want to say
Thank you to any and all corporations that are moving out of China. It will make my shopping easier.
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#5As a mother who recently found out that the Chinese communist party has been snatching kids away from their Uighur mothers and fathers and placed in Chinese concentration camps to be brainwashed, and thus have decided to stop buying any and all ‘made in China’ products whenever possible. I just want to say Thank you to any and all corporations that are moving out of China. It will make my shopping easier.
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Re: Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
#6It would be Courageous to move all production out of the PRC, or any other totalitarian state. Interesting to note the article mentions iPhone 6, 6s and 7. I wouldn't have guessed these were still in production!
A few companies locally offer the 6S as their corporate phone; given it retails for a quarter(!) the price of an Xs it's not hard to see why.
Re: Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
#7I’d be curious to know which parts of the manufacturing process are carried out in India. I assume it includes “final assembly”. But does all CNC work, PCB assembly happen in India? PCB assembly in particular, seems unlikely? The supply chains are all in China, and it’s a largely automated procsss.
It's been hard for me to find a definitive number [1], and what that actually means, but it looks like to labeled something as "made in India" companies are required to have 30% of the final product locally sourced.
[1] https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-techn... I linked this article because the bit at the bottom:
> According to the foreign direct investment rules [...] “sourcing of 30 per cent of the value of goods purchased will be done from India, preferably from MSMEs, village and cottage industries, artisans and craftsmen, in all sectors”
Re: Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
#8I’d be curious to know which parts of the manufacturing process are carried out in India. I assume it includes “final assembly”. But does all CNC work, PCB assembly happen in India? PCB assembly in particular, seems unlikely? The supply chains are all in China, and it’s a largely automated procsss.
Apple already uses multiple suppliers for each stage of production, so shipping production lines to other countries wouldn't be that difficult. Beyond that you'd just be sourcing bulk components, which I'm sure their Chinese suppliers will happily ship to India. Raw materials like the aluminum could be locally sourced.
Re: Apple begins exporting India-made iPhones to European markets
#9I’d be curious to know which parts of the manufacturing process are carried out in India. I assume it includes “final assembly”. But does all CNC work, PCB assembly happen in India? PCB assembly in particular, seems unlikely? The supply chains are all in China, and it’s a largely automated procsss.
It's been hard for me to find a definitive number [1], and what that actually means, but it looks like to labeled something as "made in India" companies are required to have 30% of the final product locally sourced. [1] https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-techn... I linked this article because the bit at the bottom: > According to the foreign direct investment rules [...] “sourcing of 30 per cent o…
I feel like getting to 30% of the value would be a stretch if the ICs, PCB assembly, and possibly screen are coming from China and Taiwan/TSMC. Like, the case and battery are worth something, but not tons.
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#10Is there any concern that the PRC issues are just a symptom of a developing nation bootstrapping? What are the chances that India does the same?
Obviously China has some specific cultural issues but it might be hard for developing nations to resist the temptation to steal Western tech.