A new plant in India has begun operations to make Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, while another will start shipments in May, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The developments come amid Apple bolstering its manufacturing in India as it seeks to diversify its supply chain base beyond China,

A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China,

The new Tata facility in Hosur, southern India, has begun rolling out older iPhone models on a single production line. Meanwhile, Foxconn’s upcoming $2.6 billion factory in Karnataka’s capital is expected to start trial production of the iPhone 16 series shortly,