Apple’s AirPods Production Boom in India – Foxconn Doubling Output & Hiring 5,000
Foxconn Expands AirPods Production in Hyderabad Apple is rapidly scaling up AirPods manufacturing in India. According to sources, Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) – a subsidiary of Apple’s main manufacturing partner Foxconn – plans to double production at its Hyderabad, Telangana plant within the next 6–8 months hindustantimes.com. The Kongara Kalan facility (about 15 km from Hyderabad’s airport) currently produces just over 100,000 AirPod units a month after starting mass production in April 2025 hindustantimes.com. By early 2026, that output is targeted to reach 200,000 units per month, effectively doubling capacity hindustantimes.com. To achieve this, Foxconn is undertaking a major expansion of