The phones are being assembled at Chinese contract manufacturer Foxconn's India factory.Apple Inchas started selling its popular iPhone XR phones assembled in India, as it looks to expand its share in the world's second-largest smartphone market where it has struggled against cheaper products from rivals.The phones are being assembled at Chinese contract manufacturer Foxconn's India factory, helping the Cupertino, California-based company avoid high levies on the import of fully-built devices as well as meet local sourcing norms for opening its own retail stores in India.iPhone XR boxes with an "Assembled in India" tag were seen on Monday in many of the country's electronic product retailers, including Croma, with a price tag of Rs 49,900 Indian rupees for the 64 GB version.The company has slashed iPhone XR prices in India to counter a prolonged sales slowdown amid fierce competition from premium smartphones from Samsung and OnePlus.Earlier this year Reuters had reported that the company would assemble its top-end iPhones in India.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Apple is also looking to use India as an export hub to soften the impact of an ongoing trade war between the United States and China.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Follow TheIndianSubcontinent for latest election news and live coverage of assembly elections 2019 in Maharashtra and Haryana.Subscribe to our YouTubechannel, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram for latest news and live news updates.
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