It is not easy to build an Apple iPhone assembly plant from scratch in India. Sources say Tata is secretly negotiating with Pegatron on cooperation matters

According to Reuters reports on February 5, Indian giant Tata Group is in in-depth negotiations with Taiwanese electronics OEM Pegatron to build Tata’s iPhone assembly plant project in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. Partnerships.

Reuters quoted two anonymous sources as saying that Tata is in secret talks with Pegatron to form a joint venture to jointly operate the Hosur plant. This will be the first time Tata has established a joint venture in a related field. This move is intended to speed up the construction of the factory, and Pegatron is expected to provide technical and engineering support for the factory. According to previous reports, Tata plans to set up 20 iPhone assembly lines at its factory in Hosur, with a total number of employees of 50,000. The Indian giant will still hold a majority stake in the joint venture, a source said. Although the Tata Group currently owns an iPhone assembly plant, it has no experience in building such a factory on its own: its existing assembly plant came from last year’s acquisition of Wistron’s related assets in Karnataka. According to another source, "Tata cannot build everything from scratch". This explains why Tata is looking to partner with Pegatron.

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