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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. increased revenue by only 3.9% last quarter, underscoring how fears of a recession are crimping demand for iPhones and other consumer electronics.The world's largest maker of Apple Inc. 's devices, known also as Foxconn, reported revenue of NT$1.46 trillion ($48 billion) for the usually slower March quarter. That's down steeply even from the previous three months, when a Covid outbreak prompted protests at its main Zhengzhou facility in central China, disrupting iPhone production for weeks.…

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s February sales fell 11.7% from a year earlier, despite a boost for the iPhone assembler from China's reopening. The Apple Inc. supplier, also known as Foxconn, said monthly revenue dropped to NT$402 billion ($13 billion) last month. Still, first-quarter outlook is “roughly in line with market expectation,” based on sales figures in the last two months, Hon Hai said in a statement Sunday. Lunar new year holidays in China occurred in January this year while in 2022 they took place in…

Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world’s largest iPhone plant to about 90% of anticipated peak capacity. Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world's largest iPhone plant to about 90% of anticipated peak capacity, suggesting Apple Inc.'s biggest main production partner has secured enough workers despite a Covid resurgence and recent staff upheaval. Foxconn's plant in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou is now operating with roughly 200,000 staff, the official Henan Daily reported, citing Foxconn…

Taiwan's Foxconn said that its Singapore unit has acquired 4.08 mn shares in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development. Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Thursday that its Singapore unit has acquired 4.08 million shares in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited for $500 million. The announcement of a $500 million injection into its India unit comes after Reuters reported last month that Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple the workforce…

Mistrust, miscommunication, COVID curbs. When officials from his Chinese village approached Hou last month, urging him to work at the world's largest iPhone factory for at least twice the usual pay, he knew it was risky.Tens of thousands of workers had fled the plant in central China in previous weeks and violent protests had erupted over a COVID-19 lockdown and confusion over hiring bonuses. But Hou, 24, who asked to be identified only by his family name, told Reuters he took the job at the Zhengzhou plant belonging…

Home Tech News Shocking social media videos show PROTESTS at Apple iPhone factory in China over lockdown Workers are protesting by carrying out a large-scale march at the Foxconn plant in Central China. By: AP | Updated on: Nov 23 2022, 14:05 IST People crossing downed barricades at Foxconn's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, Central China. (REUTERS) People crossing downed barricades at Foxconn's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, Central China. (REUTERS) Social…

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said it was working quickly to resume full production at its giant factory in central China before the crucial holiday season. Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a principal Apple subcontractor, said Thursday it was working quickly to resume full production at its giant factory in central China before the crucial holiday season. Foxconn, also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer assembling gadgets for many…

Morgan Stanley analysts have put a value on how much revenue is at risk for Foxconn Technology Group if its Zhengzhou operation is unable to ship any iPhones. Morgan Stanley analysts have put a value on how much revenue is at risk for Foxconn Technology Group if its Zhengzhou operation is unable to ship any iPhones for the rest of the year as it battles a coronavirus outbreak. Though deemed unlikely, the worst-case scenario for Foxconn's main listed unit, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., would result in a 20%…

Foxconn has denied claims on social media of several deaths from a Covid outbreak at its main iPhone plant in China. Foxconn Technology Group has denied claims on social media of several deaths from a Covid outbreak at its main iPhone plant in China, calling the widely circulated videos “maliciously edited.” The video, posted by a well-known Chinese dissident on Twitter, described the deaths of eight Foxconn workers inside a company-operated dormitory. The clip had attracted more than 27,000 views as of Tuesday…

The world's largest iPhone factory in central China told staff Tuesday it would quadruple their bonuses if they remained at the plant. The world's largest iPhone factory in central China told staff Tuesday it would quadruple their bonuses if they remained at the plant after scores of workers fled a Covid outbreak at the facility. China is the last major economy committed to a zero-Covid strategy, persisting with snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines in a bid to stamp out emerging outbreaks. But new…