BENGALURU, INDIA – Tata and Pegatron are reportedly in talks to form a partnership to run an iPhone assembly plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Tata is building the plant – its second in India – in Hosur, and is in talks to partner with Pegatron to speed up its plans to start manufacturing, two sources told Reuters.

Pegatron would provide technical and engineering support at the plant, which is expected to have 20 iPhone assembly lines, the sources said, while Tata would hold a majority stake in the venture.

Tata's other iPhone assembly plant is in the state of Karnataka, which it took over from Wistron last year, and Pegatron already operates another assembly plant in Tamil Nadu.

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