Foxconn wins first AirPods order, plans new factory

Six years and six months since AirPods were launched, Apple's biggest supplier Foxconn finally gets to make them.

According to Reuters, Foxconn plans to build a $200 million factory in India, specifically to make AirPods. Apple has already had some AirPod components made in India, as part of its move to reduce reliance on China, but so far Foxconn has not been involved.Neither Apple nor Foxconn have confirmed the story, but Reuters cites two unnamed sources, reportedly with direct knowledge of the deal. One of the sources said that Foxconn's investment in India will be with a new factory in southern Indian state of Telangana.

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