A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China,

The new Tata facility in Hosur, southern India, has begun rolling out older iPhone models on a single production line. Meanwhile, Foxconn’s upcoming $2.6 billion factory in Karnataka’s capital is expected to start trial production of the iPhone 16 series shortly,

Apple Inc. is taking a very high-profile step to alter its manufacturing strategy. They are moving some of their core iPhone production from China to India. This transition is bound to face heavy headwinds.