A major Apple Inc. supplier has begun making components for AirPods in India – a significant step in the US tech giant’s push to expand production in the South Asian country.
The Indian unit of Jabil Inc. has begun shipping AirPods enclosures – or plastic bodies – to China and Vietnam, where the wireless earphones are assembled, according to a Bloomberg report.
Apple is expanding its production in India to reduce its reliance on China, where US trade restrictions and Covid-related disruptions have made manufacturing more risky.
The India output has thus far been limited to the iPhone, making AirPods the second Apple product now partially manufactured in the country.
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