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| The largest iPhone manufacturer resumes operation in China with limited functionality |
Reuters reported on Monday that Foxconn, Apple's largest iPhone maker, had to shut down after the Coruna virus outbreak, but it was given permission to resume production at a major Chinese factory, but only 10% of its employees were able to date.
Reuters, which cited first-hand information, and Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest electronics maker, acquired the green light and resumed production in Jingzhou, east China. The sources said: When the company obtained approval to resume production in Shenzhen, the manufacturing center in southern China.
Together, the two factories make up the bulk of Foxconn's Apple iPhone assembly line, and delays can affect global deliveries.
Market research firm Trendforors lowered its iPhone production forecast for the first quarter of 2020 on Monday by 10% to 41 million units. In the case of Apple, the virus generated significant revenue due to the uncertainty of the virus in the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The virus has so far killed more than 900 people and infected more than 40,000 people so far.
Huawei said last week it was competing with Apple and the largest smartphone company in China. Huawei resumed production of hardware and hardware for telecom operators, and the operations were normal.
According to Reuters, about 16,000 workers (about 10% of Foxconn Foxconn employees) have returned to the factory. Company officials are trying to negotiate with the relevant authorities to restore the rest of the factory in China, including Kunshan. Production. South Jiangsu.
The epidemic of coronavirus, which the World Health Organization has designated as a medical emergency, has disrupted China's manufacturing industry and forced companies such as Hyundai Motor to stop manufacturing cars in some factories.
Some companies, including Samsung, resumed operations on Monday, but hundreds of factories and stores across China remain closed.