According to Bloomberg, Apple increased iPhone production in India by about 53% last year and assembled around 55 million devices in 2025. That’s up from 36 million in 2024.

The company now produces roughly one-quarter of its iPhones in India. The goal is to reduce reliance on China and avoid U.S. tariffs tied to trade disputes between the two countries.

Apple Smashes India Production Records As Tim Cook Races To Dodge Trillion-Dollar China Tariffs

I am, or should be less, shocked that Bloomberg is trying to paint something that has taken ages to plan and set up as something done for a policy decision last year. Not to mention that India itself is still under the crosshairs when it comes to tariffs.