Wistron to assemble Apple iPhone 12 in Karnataka: Report

Last month, DH reported Apple supply partner Wistron Corp has commenced hiring employees for its new mobile assembling plant in Narsapura, Kolar 57Km from Bengaluru.

Wistron, which is said to be investing close to Rs 3,000 crore, has reportedly commenced trial production of iPhones with 1,000 odd employees and is expected to start full-fledged mass production as early as October.

The recruitment process to hire 9,000 more is underway and mostly local Kannada speaking candidates will be preferred to meet the 75% quota fixed by the Karnataka state government.

Now, it has come to light that the Wistron is planning to use the Narsapura plant to assemble iPhone 12 models, which is slated to make global debut October 2020 launch.