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Detailed explanation-1: -Pegatron third iPhone manufacturer in India: With the opening of a factory in Mahindra World City in Chennai, Taiwan’s Pegatron became the third Apple supplier to establish a production facility in India. It will put about Rs 1,100 crore into the facility, which might lead to the creation of 14,000 employment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pegatron, the third contract manufacturer of Apple Inc to set up shop in India after Wistron and Foxconn, is currently assembling iPhone 12 at the new facility. ETB Sivapriyan, DHNS, Chennai, Nov 04 2022, 15:12 ist. updated: Nov 05 2022, 09:12 ist.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taiwan’s Pegatron on Friday became the third Apple vendor to set up a manufacturing unit in India, inaugurating a facility at Mahindra World City in Chennai. It will invest around Rs 1,100 crore in the unit, potentially generating around 14,000 jobs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Foxconn already assembles Apple devices in its Chennai plant and Apple has widened its production capability through Foxconn and Wistron. According to a report from Counterpoint Research, locally manufactured iPhones in India grew 196 per cent YoY in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -Foxconn Hon Hai, an India-based corporate entity owned by the Taiwanese electronics major, makes Apple phones - including the iPhone 14 - at its facilities in the electronics corridor in Sriperumbudur.