A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China,

With US-based companies scrambling to figure out and lay out alternate supply chains to deal with new US tariffs on China-sourced goods, Apple has shown how swift and decisive one can be, even if its a $3 TRILLION market cap company.

The manufacturing move aims to address massive US tariffs against China that could spur higher prices on the company's biggest-selling product.