Apple expects that the Chinese factory of, Foxconn, one of Apple’s top suppliers to be able to go into full production from the end of December to the beginning of January. This information was reported by Reuters citing Foxconn sources on Monday.
Production at the world’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou has been disrupted as the coronavirus outbreak escalates and workers strike. Foxconn’s revenue fell 11.4 percent in November from a year earlier, the company reports.
Foxconn has already started hiring new workers continuously to normalize production. The company also said that the overall situation is currently under control.
According to market analysts, Foxconn assembles about 70 percent of all iPhones. The Zhengzhou factory manufactures the iPhone 14 Pro and other premium models.