Foxconn growing India iPhone manufacturing footprint with chassis factory
Expanding still further on its Indian manufacturing for Apple, Foxconn is reportedly looking to produce iPhone enclosures in the country.
One of several Foxconn manufacturing facilities in India -- image credit: Foxconn
Foxconn has already opened a new factory in India in 2025, and it's a continuation of years of expansion -- even if that hasn't always gone as well as planned. Now according to India's The Economic Times, Foxconn is expected to open a further new facility in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu.
Neither Foxconn nor Apple have commented publicly, but citing unnamed sources said to be aware of the developments, the report says Foxconn wants to make iPhone enclosures, or chassis there. The report first describes Foxconn as looking at setting up a new unit in the ESR Industrial & Logistics Park at Oragadam in Tamil Nadu.
However, it then quotes these sources as saying that plans are much further along.
"Foxconn plans to start making enclosures in Tamil Nadu as they deepen their footprint in the country," one source said. "Construction has begun for their enclosures unit at the industrial park."
"This will be a separate unit close to their upcoming display module assembly plant," continued the source, "which is in advanced stages in the same industrial park."
As well as another example of Apple expanding its reliance on India for iPhone manufacturing, the news is also significant because it marks the first time that Foxconn has made casings in the country. The company is presumed to have previously made its iPhone enclosures in China.
The industrial park is a 107-acre establishment around 34 miles from Chennai, where Foxconn's main iPhone facility is based.
Separately, Foxconn also gained approval from the Indian government to build a new semiconductor plant. It's expected to be built in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, and be operational by 2027.
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