iPhone 14 Pro shipments will be “weaker than expectedApple has warned that there is bad news as the holiday season approaches, following factory closures in China linked to anti-Covid restrictions. Apple said its main manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou (downtown) “currently operating at significantly reduced capacity“Since the discovery of the focus of positive cases in Covid-19.
“Customers will have to wait longer to receive their new products“The American group said in a press release on Sunday evening. “As we have done since the beginning of the pandemic, we prioritize the health and safety of workers in our supply chain.,” adds the brand to the apple.
Taiwanese group Foxconn, a major Apple subcontractor, has been facing a surge in Covid-19 cases since October at its massive site in Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory. Foxconn, in turn, announced thatdowngraded» his financial forecast for the end of the year.
“The group’s forecast for the fourth quarter was originally “cautiously optimistic» but due to the epidemic affecting some of our businesses in Zhengzhou, the company will be revised downwardsthis prospect, Foxconn said in a statement. “Foxconn is now working with the authorities in a joint effort against the pandemic to resume production at full capacity as soon as possible.“, he added. The company did not specify how much the curb would affect its financial results.
“Sanitary bubble” at Foxconn
Foxconn also announced new measures for its employees on the Wechat social network, namely, “sanitary balloonbetween the dormitories and the factory. Employees who will continue to work will be grouped in three dormitories, the group said.
First, being confined, hundreds of workers, upset about their living conditions, fled the factory last week due to the disaster. “Usually almost all iPhones are manufactured in ZhengzhouIvan Lam, an analyst at the specialist company Counterpoint, explained to AFP a few days ago.
The apple brand is highly dependent on China, where it produces more than 90% of its products. The country is also one of its most important markets. Unlike its Silicon Valley neighbors, Apple has weathered the economic crisis well so far, even as a strong dollar has weighed on its earnings.
The American group recorded sales of its flagship product, the iPhone, in the period from July to September, increasing by 9.7% within a year, reaching 42.6 billion dollars. During the holidays, the company and experts expected high demand for the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro Max.
Foxconn is the largest private sector employer in China, employing more than one million people in nearly 30 factories and research facilities across the country. About 600 km from Beijing, the Zhengzhou industrial area employs up to 300,000 people who live there year-round.iPhone City:“, a kind of city within a city.
Source: Le Figaro
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