In May this year, Apple will launch trial production of the iPhone in India, thus hoping to significantly strengthen its position in the dynamic market of this country. Earlier it was assumed that the release of smartphones will begin in April.

The iPhone will start producing in India next month, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.. Prior to this, it was reported that production could be launched in April. The iPhone will be assembled by the Taiwanese company Wistron at a plant located in the Indian state of Karnataka.

"Application (Apple, - note. Red. ) Especially did not move forward after the passage of key ministries, namely the Ministry of Industry, Technology and Finance, "the publication quotes the source in the state government.

Earlier this year, Apple negotiated with the authorities in New Delhi. The company planned to receive exemption from customs duties on assembly components.

Apple is making great efforts to develop business in India, a representative of the American corporation. At the same time, he did not disclose the details of the Indian company project. A representative of Wistron said that the company does not comment on "rumors and assumptions".

For a long time, China was the main source of growth for Apple, but now sales are falling there. Analysts believe that in India the promotion of "apple" products has traditionally been restrained by a very prosaic factor: technology is too expensive for most Indians. It is expected that the establishment of local production will help to solve this problem.

According to the experts' forecast, the Indian smartphone market will overtake the US this year and become the second in the world after the Chinese.