Apple is planning to open four new retail stores in India and has begun manufacturing the iPhone 16 Pro models domestically, the company said as it deepens its presence in the world’s second-largest smartphone market.

Made in India, the iPhone 16 Pro will land in stores soon and be exported too with Bengaluru and Pune earmarked for the next Apple Store expansion phase

Apple is expanding its presence in India with plans to open new retail stores in Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai.

Analysts suggested that Apple's retail expansion was prompted by the success of its two stores in Delhi and Mumbai, which significantly contributed to the company's overall sales in the country

Extensive damage from a fire at Tata Group’s Apple iPhone component plant could hamper production ahead of a festive season sales surge, an industry watcher and a source said, forcing the U.S. firm’s suppliers to arrange critical parts from China or elsewhere.

Tata Electronics said on Thursday that it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in southern India, which makes Apple iPhone components.

Apple may need to source critical iPhone components from China after a fire at Tata Group’s plant in southern India caused significant production disruptions, according to industry insiders. The fire at the Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu,

Indian authorities are set to begin a forensic investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday at a Tata Electronics factory that makes components for Apple iPhones, a Tamil Nadu state official said on Sunday.

Tata Electronics said on Thursday it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components. A fire broke out in one of the six units at the plant in the early hours of Saturday.

Tata Electronics plans to restart operations at its Tamil Nadu facility, which manufactures Apple iPhone parts after a recent fire.