I-Apple ibilokhu yenza utshalomali olukhulu eNdiya iminyaka eminingana, hhayi nje ukuvula izitolo zayo (ezingakuhlelwanga ukuvula kuze kube yi-2022 ekuqaleni), kepha futhi naku thutha umkhiqizo kusuka eChina, yize okwamanje kungukukhiqiza kuphela kuleli zwe amamodeli amadala kakhulu njenge-iPhone 11 nemodeli yokungena ebangeni le-iPhone ne-iPhone SE.
Ngenxa yalokhu kuhamba, inkampani esekwe eCupertino izuzile ukwandisa isabelo sayo semakethe ezweni. Ku-2017, i-Apple ithengise e-India ama-5% kuphela wawo wonke ama-iPhones ewakhiqize ezweni, okuyisibalo esikhuphuke safinyelela kuma-70% ngo-2021.
I-Apple iqale ukukhiqiza eNdiya i ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zendawo bese ukhiphela okusele emazweni angomakhelwane. Kodwa-ke, namuhla, iningi lama-iPhones enziwe ezweni, ahlala ezweni. Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, i-India yasala nokukhiqizwa okungu-30%, okuyisibalo esikhuphuke safinyelela kuma-70%.
I-iPhone ithatha mayelana I-15% yemakethe ephezulu ye-smartphone eNdiya, lapho i-Xiaomi, i-Oppo ne-Samsung bebeka phezulu ezingeni. Ngenxa yalokhu kwanda kwesidingo, ngokusho kwabahlaziyi abahlukahlukene, imali engenayo yakwa-Apple eNdiya izosuka kwizigidigidi ezi-2.000 ngo-2020 ziye ezigidini ezi-3.000 ngo-2021 kulo nyaka.
I-Apple izama ukufinyelela ezivumelwaneni ukuze ikwazi ukuthola izinto ezidingekayo zokwenziwa kwebanga le-iPhone ngqo kusuka abahlinzeki abavela ezweni esikhundleni sokubangenisa bevela eChina futhi uxoxisana neTata Electronics, inkampani entsha eseqenjini leTata, eyaziwa ngezimoto ezingekho emigwaqeni.
Okwamanje, ukwenziwa kwamamodeli amasha isabekelwe iChina. Lapho i-iPhone 13 isikhishiwe, kungenzeka ukuthi izintambo zokukhiqiza zaseNdiya zizoshintshela ekwenzeni i-iPhone 12.