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Mehul Reuben DasJan 03, 2023 18:22:22 ISTApple finally has some good news coming out of China as Foxconn’s COVID-hit iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city, China, is almost back to its full production capacity, and is set to achieve 90 per cent of its initial target for the end of this quarter. Earlier, it was estimated that the facility would be hitting only 80-85 per cent of its target. Foxconn’s COVID-hit iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city, China, is almost back to its full production capacity, and is set to achieve 90 per cent…

Foxconn's Covid-hit iPhone plant in China's Zhengzhou city is almost back to full production, with its December shipments reaching about 90% of initial plans, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Foxconn, formally Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, declined to comment. Production at the world's largest manufacturing facility of Apple Inc's iPhones was heavily affected late last year after a Covid-19 outbreak and curbs taken to control the virus prompted thousands of workers to leave. It was also hit by a…

Apple supplier Foxconn expects its COVID-hit Zhengzhou plant in China to resume full production around late December to early January, a Foxconn source said on Monday, after worker unrest disrupted the world's biggest iPhone factory. The Zhengzhou plant has been grappling with strict COVID-19 restrictions that have fuelled discontent among workers over conditions at the factory. Production of the Apple device was disrupted ahead of Christmas and January's Lunar New Year holidays, with many workers either having to isolate…

Foxconn says it is working with staff to resolve disputes a day after the factory was hit by massive protests, sparked by claims of overdue pay and frustration over severe Covid-19 restrictions. The factory makes Apple Inc devices including the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, and accounts for 70 percent of iPhone…

HONG KONG—Workers at the world’s biggest iPhone assembly plant in China clashed with scores of police officers after protests erupted at the factory, which has been under Covid-19 lockdowns in recent weeks. Videos circulating among workers’ online chat groups on Tuesday showed chaotic scenes at the factory in Zhengzhou where Foxconn Technology Group assembles most of the world’s latest iPhone models. Police officers in Covid-protective suits holding…

Foxconn Technology Group is aiming to quickly bring production levels back to normal at its iPhone assembly site in China hit by a Covid outbreak and worker shortages, its chief executive said Thursday. Foxconn Technology Group is aiming to quickly bring production levels back to normal at its iPhone assembly site in China hit by a Covid outbreak and…

Pegatron, one of Apple's manufacturing partners, has reportedly begun building iPhone 14 handsets in India.The news comes amid ongoing Chinese tensions as well as a new lockdown that has seen the world's biggest iPhone factory impacted by COVID-19 this week.Apple has long been reported to want to move some manufacturing capacity beyond Chinese borders in an attempt to reduce its over-reliance on the country. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how much Apple needed Chinese manufacturing, with lockdowns across the country…

TOKYO— Foxconn 2317 -1.44% Technology Group is planning to shift some production from its Covid-struck iPhone factory in central China to other sites in the country, people familiar with the matter said, as many workers frightened by the outbreak have left the factory.Foxconn has been struggling to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in its Zhengzhou facility, the world’s biggest assembly site for Apple Inc.’s AAPL -1.54%…

Foxconn is preparing to bring backup production online and raise wages, after an exodus of workers threatened to disrupt an iPhone plant. Foxconn Technology Group is preparing to bring backup production online and raise hourly wages by more than a third, after an exodus of workers threatened to disrupt output at the world's largest iPhone plant ahead of the holidays. Foxconn, whose listed vehicle is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is grappling with mounting concern that a Covid flare-up at its main Zhengzhou plant…

Zhengzhou reported 167 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the seven days to Oct. 29, up from 97 infections in the prior 7-day period. Cities in central China hastily drew up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their hometowns from a vast assembly facility of iPhone maker Foxconn in COVID-hit Zhengzhou city, fearing the returnees may trigger coronavirus outbreaks. Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, reported 167 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the seven days to Oct. 29, up from 97 infections in the…