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Foxconn Tata export up to 90% of iPhone 18 Pro
The Economic Times··17 Sept
Foxconn and Tata Electronics are making iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models, with chartered flights leaving Chennai before the global launch. Apple may expand to nearly a dozen lines. Experts said 80 to 90 percent of local Pro production will ship overseas because Pro models are 15 percent of India iPhone sales. Apple did not respond to queries.
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What It Means For You
- US shelves may carry India made Pro models from launch day alongside China units.
- Chennai export flights could lift September quarter iPhone shipment data.
- Local buyers still see Pro models as 15 percent of India iPhone sales.
What's Happening
- Foxconn and Tata Electronics each operate factories building Pro and Pro Max units.
- Chartered flights left Chennai carrying devices before the global launch.
- Apple may scale to nearly a dozen lines depending on demand.
Chartered export flights
- Experts said 80 to 90 percent of India Pro production will go overseas.
- India made iPhone 17 Pros followed base models last year with a lag.
- Apple's Duo foldable phone is not manufactured in India.
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