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Tata Group in talks with Wistron to assemble iPhones in India

Tata Group is in talks with a Taiwanese supplier, Wistron Corp to establish an electronics manufacturing joint venture in India to assemble Apple iPhone in India.

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Tata Group is in talks with a Taiwanese supplier, Wistron Corp. to establish an electronics manufacturing joint venture in India to assemble Apple iPhone in India.

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The discussions with Wistron Corp. are aimed at making Tata a force in technology manufacturing, reported Bloomberg News.

The Indian salt-to-software conglomerate wants to tap the Taiwanese company's expertise in product development, supply chain and assembly, people with knowledge of the matter said.

If successful, the pact could make Tata the first Indian company to build iPhones, which are currently mainly assembled by Taiwanese manufacturing giants like Wistron and Foxconn Technology Group in China and India.

An Indian company making iPhones would be a massive boost for the country's effort to challenge China, whose dominance in electronics manufacturing has been jeopardized by rolling Covid lockdowns and political tensions with the US.

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This could also lead global electronics brands to consider assembly in India to reduce their reliance on China at a time of increasing geopolitical risks. The plan could entail Tata buying equity in Wistron's India operations or the companies could build a new assembly plant, one of the people said. They could also execute both those moves, the person said.

It wasn't immediately clear if Apple was aware of the talks, which come at a time the US tech giant is looking to diversify more production away from China and deepen its supply chain in India.

Moreover, Apple is known to work with local companies in regions where it sets up manufacturing bases.

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