Apple manufacturer Pegatron registers India subsidiary in response to tariff wars

Apple assembly partner Pegatron has plans to open a factory in India as the U.S.-China trade war continues.

Pegatron has registered a subsidiary in India, signaling its hopes of moving at least some of its iPhone manufacturing out of China. The company had been searching for a suitable site for some time. In January, it had been reported that Pegatron had been looking to set up a new factory in north Vietnam.Pegatron is the only one of three iPhone assembly partners to not have facilities within India. Both Foxconn and Wistron, Apple's other assembly partners, have been present in India for some time.

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