Pegatron is reportedly in advanced discussions to transfer control of its sole iPhone manufacturing facility in India to the Tata Group, news agency Reuters reported citing two sources. This development signifies Pegatron’s latest move to scale back its partnership with Apple. As part of the proposed deal, which has Apple’s approval, Tata intends to hold […]
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Information Technology today announced that the Tata group will start making iPhones from India for domestic and global markets. This after the Tata Group took over Wistron operations in India. The minister said this was a resounding testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s transformative vision for India’s electronics manufacturing […]
The Tata Group is reportedly nearing an agreement to acquire Wistron’s factory in Karnataka, India, according to the news agency Bloomberg. This acquisition would mark the entry of India’s largest conglomerate into the assembly of iPhones, becoming the first local company to do so. The Wistron factory, valued at over USD 600 million, currently employs […]
Wistron is shutting is iPhone assembly in Kolar, Karnataka and is in the process of selling the facility to Tata Group. The company is one of three global contract manufacturers to start assembling iPhones in India in 2017. But a leading media house said that Wistron’s struggle with component manufacturing and vendor-managed inventory holding was […]
