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,

The manufacturing move aims to address massive US tariffs against China that could spur higher prices on the company's biggest-selling product.