{"id":873288,"date":"2025-01-30T21:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/?p=873288"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:25:32","slug":"apple-in-talks-with-bharat-forge-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/apple-in-talks-with-bharat-forge-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple in Talks with Bharat Forge for India Component Deal in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple <\/a>has opened discussions with Bharat Forge, part of the Kalyani Group, to potentially bring the company on board as a supplier in India, as reported by ETTelecom. Sources indicate that Bharat Forge could manufacture various components, including mechanical parts, for Apple if talks progress positively. &#8220;Apple is engaging with top Indian companies, and discussions with Bharat Forge, based in Pune, Maharashtra, are underway,&#8221; a source stated.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Apple \" class=\"wp-image-873334\" title=\"\" srcset=\"\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-300x169.webp 300w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-768x432.webp 768w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-747x420.webp 747w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-150x84.webp 150w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-696x392.webp 696w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1-1068x601.webp 1068w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple-TV-1-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#apple-in-talks-with-bharat-forge-for-a-potential-component-manufacturing-partnership-in-india\">Apple in Talks with Bharat Forge for a Potential Component Manufacturing Partnership in India<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#fa-qs\">FAQs<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#faq-question-1738164193528\">What is Bharat Forge&#8217;s role in Apple&#8217;s India supply chain?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#faq-question-1738164202431\">Why is Apple expanding its supply chain in India?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"apple-in-talks-with-bharat-forge-for-a-potential-component-manufacturing-partnership-in-india\"><strong>Apple in Talks with Bharat Forge for a Potential Component Manufacturing Partnership in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last two years, Apple has been gradually putting a wider supplier ecosystem in India to increase local value addition in the country in line with the company\u2019s strategy to reduce its manufacturing dependency on China. The company has three <a href=\"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/?s=iPhone\">iPhone<\/a> assembly plants in India, with the largest facility operated by Foxconn in Tamil Nadu, and two others overseen by Tata Group in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873338\" title=\"\" srcset=\"\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2.webp 768w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2-300x169.webp 300w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2-747x420.webp 747w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2-150x84.webp 150w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple2-696x392.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Apple\u2019s also brought on board suppliers, like Sunwoda, which manufactures battery packs; Foxlink, which designs cables; Aequs, which focuses on enclosures; and Salcomp, one of Apple\u2019s earliest partners in India, now expanding into coils, and power packs, and magnetics, all from China, Japan, and Taiwan. Bharat Forge, a major Indian manufacturer employing nearly 5,000 people, operates across multiple industries including forging, automotive, energy, aerospace, and defense. Baba Kalyani heads the company, which has an international presence with leading-edge engineering capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple&#8217;s key supplier Amperex Technology Ltd (ATL) is all set to start production of battery cells at a 180-acre facility in Manesar, Haryana. Meanwhile, firms such as the Motherson Group, are vying to get into Apple&#8217;s supply chain via alliances with companies such as Hong Kong&#8217;s BIEL Crystal Manufactory. Apple has substantially increased the amount of value it adds locally here, which has now reached 20% for multiple models of the iPhone from 5-8% when production began under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873336\" title=\"\" srcset=\"\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1.webp 760w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-300x225.webp 300w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-560x420.webp 560w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-80x60.webp 80w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-160x120.webp 160w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-150x113.webp 150w, \/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Apple1-696x522.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Apple\u2019s production in India was valued at $17.5 billion, with record exports of $12.8 billion. Experts predict that Apple will continue to strengthen partnerships with Indian suppliers, particularly for iPhone enclosures. Over the next year, more local vendors are expected to join its network, complementing existing operations like Tata Group\u2019s unit in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fa-qs\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1738164193528\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What is Bharat Forge&#8217;s role in Apple&#8217;s India supply chain?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Bharat Forge could potentially manufacture mechanical parts for Apple in India as part of their ongoing talks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1738164202431\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>Why is Apple expanding its supply chain in India?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Apple aims to diversify manufacturing beyond China, enhancing local value addition and increasing production in India.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has opened discussions with Bharat Forge, part of the Kalyani Group, to potentially bring the company on board as a supplier in India, as reported by ETTelecom. Sources indicate that Bharat Forge could manufacture various components, including mechanical parts, for Apple if talks progress positively. &#8220;Apple is engaging with top Indian companies, and discussions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2824,"featured_media":873332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19427,433476,2],"tags":[456,462330],"class_list":{"0":"post-873288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-apple","8":"category-faq","9":"category-technology","10":"tag-apple","11":"tag-bharat-forge"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2824"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873925,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873288\/revisions\/873925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technosports.co.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}