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iPhones To Be Manufactured In 300-Acre Karnataka Factory

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: Apple phones would be built in a new 300-acre factory in Karnataka, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today. The manufacturing unit will provide employment to one lakh people, they said.

Foxconn, the leading manufacturer of iPhones, has been provided land on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The 300-acre campus is said to be one of the largest manufacturing units for Apple phones.

A 17-member delegation of Foxconn management led by chairman Young Liu visited the campus today. “Bengaluru was the preferred destination for global companies and had been a forerunner in attracting investment, Foxconn chairman Young Liu was quoted as saying.

The delegation will fly to New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the evening, officials said.

Foxconn, which stands second globally in manufacturing Apple phones, posted an income of 206 billion dollars in 2021. The company has manufacturing units in several countries including China, India, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Czech Republic and the US.

OB Bureau

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