Although the coronavirus outbreak is expanding worldwide, Apple manufacturers are reportedly getting back to work as the epidemic in China has begun slowing down recently.
A new report sheds light on Apple’s reliance on China to handle the majority of iPhone production, and suggests it won’t be changing anytime soon.
Planned product launches by local Chinese companies such as Huawei will be canceled or delayed
Any further closure of Foxconn’s manufacturing plants in China could lead to a “big” impact to production for Apple’s iPhones.
Foxconn is reportedly investigating a counterfeit iPhone ring that earned upwards of $43 million.
Both Apple and Foxconn have admitted to bringing on too many temporary workers in at least one Chinese manufacturing factory ahead of the newest iPhone’s launch.
A new report states that Foxconn is ramping up the hiring process ahead of the iPhone 11’s mass production.
Apple should reportedly release a new notebook with a sixteen-inch display alongside refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops in October of this year.
The Foxconn founder is urging the California firm to move manufacturing out of China to neighboring Taiwan.
Foxconn has been forced to cut contract workers early amid iPhone sales slump, reports Nikkei. Citing an industry source familiar with the situation, the outlet says around 50,000 seasonal employees have been let go since October at the company’s top iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China.
Strong results didn’t stop Bloomberg from doubling down on its media narrative that the latest lineup is “falling flat with global consumers” as “iPhone concerns persist”.
Foxconn is now producing most of Apple’s iPhone XR units after rival Pegatron ran into difficulties. The new handset is launching on Oct. 26.
