- Key Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Jabil Inc (NYSE:JBL) has begun making components for AirPods in India, making way for the partial manufacture of Apple’s second product after iPhone.
- Jabil’s Indian division has started shipping AirPods enclosures, or plastic bodies, to China and Vietnam, where Apple assembled the wireless earphones, Bloomberg reports.
- Apple aggressively focused on reducing its reliance on China, hammered by U.S. trade restrictions and Covid-related disruptions.
- Also Read: Apple Anticipates India Production Share To Rise 25% In Attempt To Diversify Base Beyond China
- India had already prioritized financial incentives and government support for companies’ expansion projects, with Apple playing a pivotal role.
- Apple shipped 23.8 million units of AirPods in the third quarter for a 31% market share, according to Canalys.
- Jabil operates an 858,000 square foot (80,000 square meters) facility employing more than 2,500 workers in Pune, western India.
- New Delhi offered a green signal to more than a dozen of Apple’s Chinese suppliers to ramp up AirPods production via joint ventures with Indian partners.
- Price Action: AAPL shares closed higher by 1.37% at $145.93 on Friday.
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