Pegatron Corporation, Apple’s second largest supplier, supposes to start production in India by September and strategies to train nearly 5,000 people to work in its maiden factory in the country in Tamil Nadu, said two people aware of the matter.
They said the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing firm is readying the factory in a pre-contructed complex in Mahindra World City.
“Soon machinery will be imported and installed and more than 5,000 workers will be trained for about six months before production starts in September,” saidby a source person, who did not wish to be recognized.
Pegatron, American technology company Apple’s second largest manufacturer after Foxconn, registered its India subsidiary last year and is
investing $150 million (about Rs 1,100 crore) in its operations initially.
Yet, it is uncertain whether it would start producing Apple devices this year as it has been put on probation for violating Apple’s supplier code in its China factory.
Apple and Pegatron did not respond on queries seeking comment.
Foxconn has already begun assembling Apple’s latest iPhone 12 in India while the premium phone brand has shelved its erstwhile plan to assemble iPhone 12 Mini in Wistron’s India factory. Wistron was also put on probation by Apple in December 2020 for non-payment of worker salaries in its Narasapura, Karnataka facility.
Apple may officially discontinue iPhone 12 Mini model in the second end of this year because of poor demand, as per various reports, which may have hindered its plans to manufacture in India.
Pegatron could start manufacturing for other clients if it continues to be on probation beyond September, said industry watchers.
Internationally, the original equipment manufacturer has four manufacturing sites in Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Mexico and China, and it makes notebooks, desktop computers, game consoles, handheld devices, motherboards, video cards, LCD TVs, as well as smartphones, set-top boxes and cable modems.
All three Apple suppliers – Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron – have been permitted under the Centre’s production-based scheme, which mandates investment and incremental production targets to supply direct monetary incentives in the subsequently five years.
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