China power cuts interrupt Apple production lines
Multiple Apple iPhone suppliers in China have halted production for days to comply with new regulations regarding electricity consumption.
Multiple Apple iPhone suppliers in China have halted production for days to comply with new regulations regarding electricity consumption.
Typical seasonal demand, coupled to unusually high competition for staff, means "iPhone 13" assembler Foxconn is stepping up its recruitment drive.
Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry notched record revenues and profit for the first half of 2021, an anticipated outcome as the company becomes more deeply entrenched in the tech giant's supply chain.
Apple partner Foxconn is making a push into the electric car space with a plethora of supply deals, development partnerships and plans to build new factories capable of producing whole vehicles.
Apple partner Foxconn reported strong second quarter financial results, but says it will need to "wait and see" if a new surge in coronavirus cases will impact its Asia supply chain.
Starting in 2022, Apple's biggest iPhone assembler Foxconn will begin building electric vehicle plants to help offset the slowing smartphone industry.
Apple's major supplier Foxconn, is to take on assembling iPhone camera components instead of fitting completed units.
As regularly happens with Apple's iPhone manufacturers, Foxconn and others are now recruiting extra seasonal staff, but competition means having to raise bonuses.
Major iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has bought another Apple supplier's processor facility as part of its moves into electric vehicle component production.
Apple AirPods and Apple Watch supplier Luxshare has won its first orders to manufacture the forthcoming "iPhone 13," alongside regular assembler Foxconn.
The flooding in China's Zhengzhou region caused power to fail at iPhone manufacturer Foxconn's facility, with water getting into parts of the factory before production resumed.
Apple's major iPhone supplier Foxconn says that its operations have not been affected by the extreme floods in Zhengzhou, home of the company's main facility.
Apple partners TSMC and Foxconn are helping Taiwan secure COVID-19 vaccines, by buying a total of 10 million doses to be distributed by the territory's government.
Apple suppliers Foxconn and Pegatron will share orders for the Cupertino tech giant's "iPhone 13" mini later in 2021, according to a new report citing supply chain sources.
Foxconn's revenues in the second quarter of 2021 were up 20% year-over-year because of continued elevated demand of the iPhone and other consumer devices.
India has chosen Dell, Flex, Wistron's ICT subsidiary, and Foxconn's Rising Stars to take part in a $1 billion incentive plan to boost local manufacturing.
Apple suppliers Foxconn and Luxshare have been forced to shut down their factories in northern Vietnam, following a coronavirus increase in the region.
Foxconn is expecting the existing component shortage to worsen for the remainder of 2021, and it will ultimately impact consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung, with some parts already seeing back-orders into 2022.
Electronics manufacturer Foxconn, which makes Apple's iPhone 12 range, has reported earning over $1 billion in the first quarter of 2021, beating industry expectations.
India's latest COVID-19 outbreak is causing production issues for Apple assembly partner Foxconn, with worker infections causing iPhone 12 production to fall to less than half the usual level.
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