Foxconn Builds 300-Acre iPhone Campus in India for 30,000 Staff

• Foxconn is building a $2.56B iPhone plant in Karnataka, aiming to produce 100,000 units by December 2024.
• Apple to shift most U.S. iPhone production to India, despite Trump’s remarks.
• Part of Foxconn’s strategy to reduce reliance on China, with expanded operations across India.

As Apple continues diversifying its supply chain outside of China, its manufacturing alliance partner Foxconn is making significant progress in India through an ambitious plan.

The Taiwanese electronics firm is building a 300-acre campus in Devanahalli, Karnataka that will employ nearly 30,000 people, with dormitory construction already approaching completion.

When Former US President Donald Trump made the controversial statement "I don’t want you building in India" to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple appeared undeterred in its plans to move a great deal of iPhone production to India; it is visible at the Devanahalli facility, as Cook confirmed most iPhone assembled for the USA would be made in India.

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Foxconn is spending $2.56 billion investing in the Devanahalli facility with ₹ 3,000 crore planned for phase 1 (2023–24), and a comparable amount earmarked for phase 2 (2026–27). It expects to produce a total of 100,000 iPhones by December 2024. The planned residential complex for factory workers (not management) will be the largest in the country. Importantly, housing was allocated to female employees first as they comprise between 50–80% of the expected workforce.

Assembly started in May, with even more models to be assembled in August. The plant is part of Project Elephant, Foxconn's move to reduce its reliance on China. Foxconn and Tata Electronics are currently India's primary iPhone suppliers. Tata recently bought the Indian operations from Wistron and Pegatron.

While the Karnataka facility is important, Foxconn has facilities in Tamil Nadu and Telangana too, including an AirPods facility in Hyderabad and major iPhone assembly taking place at Sriperumbudur, further solidifying Apple's production footprint in India.