Apple announced that the Indian factory began to assemble iPhone 14 Global "fruit chain" distribution in a new pattern

Financial Association September 26 (Editor Shi Zhengzheng) Consumer electronic leader Apple confirmed to the media on Monday that the "Apple Supply Chain" is about to assemble the iPhone 14 series ** just released this month. Since Indian factories have only produced old -fashioned Apple products, this change has also been regarded as an important event of "fruit chain" and "Indian manufacturing".

Apple spokesman confirmed in the statement that the newly listed iPhone 14 introduced a series of new technologies and important security functions. The company is looking forward to producing this model in India.

It is reported that Apple's important partner Foxconn is assembled iPhone 14 in the factory of Chennnai, India's fourth largest city, and this model will also supply the Indian local market later this year.

The giants grab the Indian demographic dividend

Apple has been assembled mobile phones in India since 2017, but until today's official announcement confirmation, the Indian factory only assembled the old model. Therefore, this model was introduced shortly after Apple released the iPhone 14 in September, which was also regarded as an upgrade of the "Indian Fruit Chain" status, and Apple's attempt to further discover the potential of the manufacturing industry in the South Asian population.

It was not until two years ago that Apple had just opened an online Apple Store, which had just opened the Indian market, and also publicly stated that he was trying to promote the establishment of the first Indian physical store. The iPhone in India is also considered to reduce the price of the latest models.

At present, the most basic iPhone 14 models are priced at 79,900 Indian rupees (about $ 980) in India, and the corresponding price of the United States is $ 799; The US market is $ 1099. The price of the Indian market needs to include 18%of the commodity tax and 22%tariffs.

Regarding the situation where Apple moved the basic iPhone 14 production line to India, Morgan Chase's expectations in the research report last week, this change indicates that the importance of India's supply chain to Apple will continue to increase. The analysts of JPMOTO expect to expect the iPhone 14 series of the Indian factory to have only 1 million per month this year, accounting for about 5%of the global iPhone 14 production capacity. At present, the Indian assembly business has hired about 20,000 operators.

Damo's analysts look forward to the iPhone production capacity of India will reach 25%worldwide by 2025. In the same report, Damo also expected that Vietnam's "fruit chain" will produce 20%of iPad and Apple Watch, 5%of MacBook and 65%AirPods by 2025.

Damo also pointed out that most of the current component suppliers are in a state of "pressing the soldiers", and it may need to wait until the new market capacity capacity will be set up by multinational factories.

It is not only Apple that values ​​the demographic dividend in India and Southeast Asia. In the context of the Indian government's strong investment, Apple's deadly Samsung has regarded the country as one of the important manufacturing bases. India.

It is significant that Google has also announced that the production of some Pixel mobile phones in India is also announced in India, and after ignoring the Indian market in two consecutive generations, the upcoming Pixel 7 mobile phone will also land on the Indian market.

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