RANJANGOAN, India—Access-hardware manufacturer Southco Inc. recently opened its greatly expanded manufacturing facility here.

BANGALORE, INDIA — CIS Global offiicials recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest power distribution unit manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN—Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou said Monday that the iPhone will go into mass production in India this year, a shift for the largest assembler of Apple Inc.’s handsets that has long concentrated production in China.

WASHINGTON--Lockheed Martin has proposed to relocate production of the F-16 from Forth Worth, TX, to India if the country decides to buy a large number of jets. Indian defense contractor Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would perform final assembly of the aircraft.

NEW DELHI—Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest contract manufacturer, is aiming to create at least a million jobs by setting up 10 to 12 assembly plants across India by 2020.

PUNE, India—Volkswagen plans to reduce energy consumption at its assembly plant here by 436 megawatt hours per year by equipping the assembly line with high-volume, low-speed fans. The carmaker also aims to reduce water usage at the facility by 1,636 cubic meters annually.

NASHIK, India—Around 3,000 workers at automaker Mahindra and Mahindra’s assembly plant here are on a “tools down” protest against the suspension of a co-worker.

CHENNAI, India—Nokia Corp. has filed a complaint with the Indian government after tax officials raided its assembly plant here.

NEW DELHI, India—The Indian government is offering up to $4 billion in incentives to the world’s electronics manufacturers to set up new assembly plants in the country.