Karnataka, Tamil Nadu woo Pegatron for new iPhone plant

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have lined up a slew of offers to attract Taiwanese electronics giant Pegatron, the second-largest manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, which is looking to set up a greenfield manufacturing facility in South India.

While the company has already held discussions with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, a senior Karnataka government official confirmed that the Taiwanese firm will soon meet industries department officials in the state to explore the possibility of investing here.

On Monday, a delegation led by Chiu-Tan Lin, managing director of Pegatron Technology India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Pegatron Corporation, met Palaniswami in Chennai. The CM invited the company to invest in Tamil Nadu, which is emerging as a major hub for electronics manufacturers.