China is the world's factory and most of the products Camel It is manufactured there. However, the American company is trying to reduce its dependence on China and not put all eggs in one basket, especially with the restrictions associated with the Corona pandemic and the American-Chinese crisis, and for this the company decided to manufacture the iPhone 14 in India.
iPhone 14 Made in India
Apple has been slow when it comes to reducing its dependence on China, but now with the increase in political tensions that can lead to significant risks to foreign companies in China, especially Apple, Apple's eyes turned to India, which is the second largest market in the world after China.
For those who do not know, Apple is assembling iPhone SE devices in India and has begun to expand in India to join other models such as iPhone 12 and recently iPhone 13.
Apple was seeking to start manufacturing and producing iPhone 14 devices in China and India at the same time, but restrictions and disruptions in the supply chain have prevented that.
So Apple decided to move the production of the new iPhone in China and India at one time, to the alternative line, which is an attempt to reduce the production gap between the two markets, which ranged from seven to nine months.
Apple's alternative plan is to manufacture the iPhone 14 in India, about two months after the initial release of the product outside China, and this will narrow the gap between the two countries, but will not close it permanently. This means that the manufacturing process - iPhone 14 (model 6.1 inches only) will begin two months after the traditional launch date in September, specifically in the month of November.
Indian Chinese market
Any attempt to reduce dependence on China does not mean that Apple no longer needs the Chinese giant, almost all Apple products such as the iPhone, iPad, MacBook, etc., were made in China, but the Beijing government imposes strict measures regarding the coronavirus and this affects the chain Supply to many companies, including Apple, and this has weakened the demand by users for the iPhone maker's devices.
Quite the opposite, the Government of India in recent years has implemented stimulus policies to get global companies such as Apple and others to switch to it and the Government of India is trying to take advantage of global trade tensions to attract Western companies to it.
Why can't you count on India
Apple has a tradition that can be called its culture of confidentiality, where it goes to great lengths to maintain the confidentiality of its new products with its partners in the manufacturing and assembly process. While it appears to have mastered this in China, trying to impose similarly strict procedures and controls (such as facility isolation, heightened security and excessive security measures) to prevent any leaks that might occur in another country or second manufacturing base would be extremely difficult.
Moreover, Apple fears that Indian customs officials will open the packages to check what's inside and this could be one of the methods used to leak news about its new products.
Unlike suppliers in China who have a tight grip on employees, Apple's suppliers in India have suffered from riots and demonstrations due to the inhumane working conditions imposed on them by manufacturers there.
There are other problems Apple has to contend with as well, if it really wants India to be its second major manufacturing hub as shipments of components resulting from the shutdowns in China have caused supply chain problems making it impossible to send components to India if those parts are not ready , All this is in the interest of China, which we will not see soon give up its position as the factory of the world.
Finally, India accounted for about 3.1% of Apple's global manufacturing base last year compared to 1.3% in 2020 and it is estimated that that percentage will rise between 5% and 7% this year 2022, however China still has the lion's share of 95.3%.
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India cannot compete with China in infrastructure, logistics, trained labor and purchasing power for the Chinese market “only the labor is cheaper in India” with the low productivity of the Indian worker compared to his Chinese counterpart
Apple will suffer a little in dealing with Indian labor that cannot be compared with Chinese labor, as the latter is more efficient and has a long history in the field of complex electronic industries, and the Chinese technical worker has a distinguished discipline in working through professional and technical institutes, and their numbers cannot be counted. As for India, they still have a long way to go to catch up with China in preparing and training professional competencies suitable for the strict conditions set by companies such as Apple.
However, the huge industrial development in India cannot be denied, and I expect that it looks to China as an example to follow in order to reach the progress it has reached.
The strange thing is that assembly is still human, despite the ease of making robots that assemble devices without cost, trouble and problems! The Android Guide That Disassembles Old Apple Devices Recycled! Of course, I am against the idea of replacing humans with robots!
And this is all his words from my point of view and the opinion of the humble, so do you support my words this hahahaha with all due respect to all opinions and points of view 😀✋
You are right, brother Muhammad, that’s why I tell you, I know about the high prices, but in return for the profits and returns of Apple, its profits are doubled, it can cover all of what you mentioned and XNUMX million Canadian population is considered good because the number of workers is limited and relative or distributed between Canada 🇨🇦 and Brazil 🇧🇷 Share with each other the production of the iPhone, I think This is how Apple succeeds in producing it in those countries and leaves the countries of Asia, China 🇨🇳 and India 🇮🇳, or continues with them due to the cheapness of their labor, and this is a choice for Apple
My brother Fares is right. I am with you on this reason. Labor licenses and work contracts licenses, but I see them from my point of view as an unconvincing reason, or that it is not a reason that is unable to open other markets, other ones, which are easier and closer, especially that Apple is the largest company in the world in financial terms 💵 I mean, it hurts even if it is The labor force is expensive, and the conditions of work in it are difficult, according to them. Rather, profits will come in double folds, and nothing will harm them.
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The labor force in Canada is high, especially for people who are in high positions, which means a simple comparison
The programmer's hour. We are back in Canada, according to the minimum wage, XNUMX Canadian dollars. I'm talking about one hour, and the average work is XNUMX hours per week.
While in India, the whole month is $XNUMX, I think
The financial tax on the worker in Canada is XNUMX% of the total salary
I mean, this is the simplest comparison that I can make
The population of Canada is only XNUMX million
I mean a small room in China and India 😅
There are great superpowers in the world, surprisingly, I mean, for example, you have in South America, Brazil and Russia in Asia, and you also have the country of Canada 🇨🇦
Many great countries other than China 🇨🇳 and India 🇮🇳
The question is, why does Apple not expand the production of the iPhone in these countries where it has a high population density, such as China 🇨🇳, India 🇮🇳, especially Canada 🇨🇦 is very suitable for it due to its proximity to the headquarters of Apple America
I think that labor licenses are the focus of attention in the opening of production lines, in addition to the fact that work contracts and conditions in these countries are cheaper and less binding than the internationally enforced labor policy.
India will be the second main factory and parallel to China, as America's policy intends to return China to the home of American obedience commercially (and this became clear from its provocation to China, and Trump's policies towards it) and this may affect Apple's business in China, so Apple will try to volunteer India little by little to follow Its policies, and India will voluntarily follow them because the volume of business and technology transferred from Apple will benefit India's economy tremendously.