Foxconn arm to amplify output of AirPods with line overhaul

Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), Hyderabad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, is expanding its workforce and production lines in the next six to eight months as it scales up Apple AirPods manufacturing, people aware of the development told ET.

The plant, in Kongara Kalan, began commercial production of AirPods in April. Machinery is being shifted from its Vietnam facilities as Foxconn diversifies operations beyond China. FIT will overhaul five existing production lines to make new AirPods models, while…