Apple's major manufacturing suppliers in China are offering incentives to workers who agree not to go home for the traditional Lunar New Year in February because of the coronavirus.
Industry reports say that Pegatron is seeing reduced orders for the iPhone 12 mini, while Apple has charged Foxconn with making more of the iPhone 12 Pro series.
Foxconn is set to build a new factory to produce tablets and computers in Vietnam, which could be part of Apple's plan to widen its iPad and MacBook production lines outside of China.
Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai has beaten expectations with record increased earnings due to demand for Apple's 5G iPhone 12 range.
Apple supplier Foxconn has inked a deal with Chinese electric vehicle startup Byton to bring the latter company's first car to production in 2022.
A new report claims that Foxconn's foldable iPhone testing consisted of two entirely separate designs, and that both have passed the assembler's quality control checking.
Images dating back to 2007 have surfaced showing the production lines for Apple's first model of iPhone offer a hint of what it was like to assemble the first-ever version of the groundbreaking smartphone.
China's 2014 labor laws are allegedly still being ignored by suppliers, and Apple has reportedly ignored the issue rather than accept extra costs and delays to iPhone launches.
Apple is reportedly working to diversify its iPad and MacBook production to avoid potential trade dispute problems between China and the US.
Foxconn has landed a contract to produce key server components for Google at its beleaguered Wisconsin plant, according to a new report.
Supply chain reports are claiming that the long-term assembly partner Foxconn is now testing a folding iPhone for Apple, and also that devices may ship starting in September 2022.
Main iPhone supplier Foxconn says that it will continue to invest in the United States as it sees continued demand for the iPhone 12 in the holiday quarter.
In the midst of a changing relationship with Apple, Foxconn has sometimes resorted to methods like exaggerating hiring counts to cut costs and boost margins.
Apple supplier Foxlink will begin ramping up cable production later in 2020 from a new plant in India, as manufacturers hurry to set up a supply chain outside China.
A Wisconsin state report on Foxconn's troubled factory concluded that the project shows no sign of actual LCD manufacturing, and likely never will.
Ahead of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro launch, Apple supply chain partner Foxconn is on a hiring spree to find staff for its largest smartphone factory.
Wisconsin state officials have reportedly rejected Foxconn's application for tax subsidies because the company's plans for a factory in the state were smaller than initially proposed.
The Indian government on Tuesday said it was going to approve incentives to 16 companies, including a trio of top Apple suppliers, under a new plan to boost domestic smartphone production.
Apple assembly partner Foxconn is pushing its "iPhone 12" production lines hard, with staff at the largest iPhone factory in China enduring mandatory overtime and canceled holidays to keep production running around the clock.
A trio of Apple's most prominent supply chain partners reportedly plan to invest $900 million in India to leverage local production incentives and increase the production of iPhones in the country.
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