Last week, rumors of a possible iPhone 14 delay gained traction as a result of several COVID-19 lockdowns in China over the past few weeks. On Tuesday, Foxconn went on record to say that its outlook for the current quarter and 2022 are positive thanks to improving supply chain stability in the country. Per Nikkei […]
It’s thought that Apple’s iPhone 14 production schedule is still on track. Following a report from early this week stating that Apple and its suppliers were struggling with iPhone 14 production given COVID-19 lockdowns in China, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has tweeted that despite that, Apple’s shipping plan for iPhone 14 models is still on […]
Apple has apparently notified contract manufacturing partners that it is aiming to diversify its production outside of China. Although some of Apple’s products are already produced in countries like Vietnam and India, the vast majority of Apple’s manufacturing takes place in China, at Foxconn and Pegatron facilities. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has […]
As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue over in China, Apple supplier Quanta Computer has begun exploring options as to where to relocate its MacBook Pro production facilities. The notebooks are currently being produced in Shanghai, and Quanta is apparently looking to move that process to its factory in Chongqing, China in order to increase MacBook Pro […]
These are the abrupt starts and stops that accompany an ongoing pandemic. Only 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the […]