The move has been confirmed by the top officials of the company andaccording to the sources, the facility will start production from next April.
They also said that Apple is "very serious" about beginning assembly operations -and thereafter full manufacture - in India by the end of next year.
"Bangalore is being looked at seriously," multiple sources within the company, told ET. Local manufacture will help Apple price its phones competitively as full imports attract 12.5% additional duty.
This will be Apple's second big announcement for Bengaluru. In May, Apple announced a design and development accelerator in the city to grow the
The revenue numbers speak for themselves. Apple India clocked robust sales touching Rs 9,997 crore in the 2016 financial year, up 56% from Rs 6,472 crore, previously. The company's net profit grew 21% to Rs 294 crore during the same period with deeper retail penetration and lower prices for older
Apple has published job openings on its portal for a few positions at its OEM's factory in Bengaluru like operations program manager and product quality manager.