India intends to become a major producer of smartphones, and local authorities contribute to this in every way. At least, Indian analysts expect that already in the current year up to 67% of smartphones sold in the country will be made localy . Profiled companies in India has more than 50 pieces.
Perhaps this fact has forced Apple to think about the organization of local smartphones assembly . The US company has long been considered the Indian market is one of the most promising, since there is high percentage of young economically active population. However, the pricing policy in respect of imported restricted iPhone Apple's market share in India by one or two percent. As explained by the source, Apple sent a letter to Indian government authorities to declare their production plans in the
country, hoping to counter economic incentives.
At the main contract manufacturer iPhone, a Chinese company Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), already have assembly plant in southern India. Accordingly, to organize a trial assembly of Apple-branded smartphone will be available at existing facilities, and they can be expanded with a favorable assessment of the experiment results.