A man takes a video inside India's first Apple retail store during a media preview, a day ahead of its launch in Mumbai, India, April 17, 2023.
REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBENGALURU, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp (6762.T) will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple (AAPL.O) iPhones in India, a minister said on Monday.
loadingApple has been touting India as its next big growth driver as it looks to move some production away from China.
Cells manufactured at the facility will be supplied to Apple's li-ion battery assembler Sunwoda Electronics, the report added.
Apple and TDK Corp did not immediately reply to Reuters' request for comment.
Persons:
Francis Mascarenhas, TDK, Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Manvi, Varun
Organizations:
Apple, REUTERS, Rights, TDK Corp, Information Technology, Twitter, Business, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Mumbai, India, iPhones, China, Wistron, Haryana, Manvi Pant, Bengaluru