Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the city of Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaFoxconnIt turns out that a large factory in will be closed until November 9th.
Another week of lockdown
The Chinese government is still taking a tough stance against the spread of the new coronavirus, which shows no signs of slowing down.
In Zhengzhou, which has become a new problem this time, the number of local infected people has increased rapidly, so measures have been taken to block the entire city. In principle, residents are prohibited from going out, and only authorized vehicles can travel on the roads.
Meanwhile,iPhoneA supplier that undertakes assembly of 70% of the totalFoxconnalso learned that the Zhengzhou factory will be under lockdown from November 2nd to November 9th.
This schedulepublicationThe factory has been closed for a long time,An employee who secretly escapes from the dormitory and returns to his hometownwas reported.
A decrease in shipments is inevitable
According to Retuers, although specific measures for the affected factories have not been clarified, it is believed that according to the blockade rules, the transportation of parts will be prohibited, which will have some impact on the iPhone production system. increase.
TrendForce, which specializes in market research, said that due to the shutdown of the Zhengzhou factory, iPhone shipments in the fourth quarter (October to December) will decrease by 2 to 3 million units from the previous forecast of 80 million units. We are making a forecast (in November alone,Observed to decrease by up to 30%also available).
Is Apple also considering countermeasures?
As a countermeasure, FoxconnShenzhen factoryatiPhoneIt seems that they are working to increase the number of production units, but it is said that they are still sticking to increasing production of the high-end Pro series only in Zhengzhou.
However, in order to reduce the risk, including if the infection does not subside in the future,Appleis reportedly considering assembling with Foxconn rivals Luxshare and Pegatron.
Source:Archyde.com via AppleInsider
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