Foxconn facility in Bengaluru on course, first assembly line expected to be up in April

The state-of-the-art iPhone assembly facility the Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) building in Bengaluru is on course and the first assembly line is expected to go on stream in April, sources privy to the discussions told ET.

The work is progressing fast and as per the schedule, they added, while declining to be identified. Foxconn, which is also the world’s largest contract manufacturer, is investing $2.7 billion on the factory and assorted facilities.

The Taiwanese giant is creating capacity to assemble 20 million smartphones annually at the 300-acre campus in the IT investment region (ITIR), near the Kempegowda International Airport. The plant will also be Foxconn’s largest such unit in India, when commissioned.