Apple to begin iPhone production in Bengaluru by April

While an official agreement is yet to be signed, Apple supplier Wistron has started preparations

Apple is likely to begin producing iPhones for the local market in Bengaluru as early as April this year, helping bring down the cost of its premium devices and appealing to a larger base of buyers.

The world's largest smartphone maker has contracted its Taiwanese supplier Wistron to locally assemble devices at its plant in Peenya, an industrial suburb of Bengaluru. However, the scale of Apple's India manufacturing operation is still hinged on negotiations with the Central government over sops.

"Winston has begun upgrading infrastructure at the Peenya location, indicating Apple is keen to make iPhones here. An agreement is yet to