At 17, iPhone debuts at India’s largest factory

Apple factories in India, including the country’s largest-ever production facility, are at full steam to roll out the iPhone 17, which launched late on Tuesday. This includes the Bengaluru unit of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (Foxconn), largest contract manufacturer for iPhones. Experts say Foxconn’s facility is the largest by any company in India so far.

This is in terms of total manpower as well as potential value of production. The plant, built on nearly 300 acres, began test production of the new iPhone model this April. The factory currently employs around 25,000 workers, about a quarter of its full capacity of 100,000, people familiar with the details told ET.