Apple supplier Jabil plans to boost AirPods enclosure production in India by adding a second facility in Tamil Nadu, according to The Economic Times — as noted by DigiTimes.
The article says Jabil plans to increase sourcing of AirPods enclosures from India by utilizing its upcoming second facility in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Jabil currently produces AirPods casings at its Pune plant and is expected to finalize plans by July, according to The Economic Times.
This is part of Apple’s plans to Apple is accelerating its manufacturing shift away from China to avoid Trump-imposed tariffs. Along the same lines, A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, reports Reuters.
The new Tata facility in Hosur is already operating and has apparently begun manufacturing within the last few days. Separately, a US$2.6 billion plant being built by Apple’s largest iPhone manufacturer, Foxconn, is about to open. Based in Bengaluru, in India’s Karnataka state, the new Foxconn facility is to start initial operations with a single assembly line soon, according to Reuters.The Foxconn plant is expected to produce the iPhone 16 and 16e. Reuters says it’s expected to ultimately add 50,000 jobs to the area when it’s fully operational by 2027.
