- Apple advised customers that iPhone 14 Pro Max or Pro Max deliveries might take longer than they expected.
- The company stated that strict COVID measures at Zhengzhou’s largest iPhone factory has caused production to slow down.
- China’s zero-COVID policy meant that factory workers were forced to live in prison-like conditions.
Customers who have ordered the iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro Max should expect a longer wait time for their new phones. Apple issued a warning on Sunday
The tech giant stated that it expects lower shipments of the new iPhone models due to COVID limitations at Zhengzhou, China’s primary assembly facility.
Apple released a statement saying that the facility was operating at a significantly reduced capacity. Apple added that they are working closely together with their supplier to get back to normal production levels, while still ensuring safety and health for all employees.
Apple claimed that the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and Pro Max are still in high demand on Sunday. Bloomberg reports that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are still in high demand. ReportApple has published Monday that it expects to make at least 3,000,000 fewer iPhone 14 units this year than initially anticipated. Bloomberg reports that the lower demand is responsible for the reduced production.
Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst, said that preorders for the iPhone 14 Plus as well as the basic iPhone 14 were “significantly lower” than anticipated. September, wrote. Two suppliers of Apple have cut the production of iPhone 14 Plus by 70% & 90%, respectively, in October. Information.
Insider asked Apple for comment but Apple did not respond immediately.
Foxconn shut down a factory following a COVID epidemic
Foxconn is a Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer. 70% of iPhone shipments worldwide, according to ReutersIn order to comply with China’s zero-case policy and maintain its compliance with it,, has been implementing stringent COVID controls at Zhengzhou’s major factory.
A coronavirus outbreak at the factory and the surrounding region has pushed Foxconn to implement a “closed-loop” system, in which workers — many of whom come from rural towns and villages across China — are only allowed to travel directly between their company-run dormitories and the factory. Photos and videos from the outbreak were made. Foxconn workers try to escape the factoryYou can climb fences and walk down the highways.
WeChat is a Chinese social media platform.Foxconn stated on Sunday evening that all active employees will be moving into three company-operated dormitories.
The closed-loop system could impact iPhone production at the plant by as much as 30%, Reuters reported the following on October 31.
Foxconn has existed since Major increases in wages for workersThe company is trying to lure them back into Zhengzhou’s plant and boost production for the holiday season. The company is also Fighting rumorsSome workers of the company died from COVID-19 while being quarantined at an on-site dormitory.
Foxconn responded to Insider’s questions by pointing to its October unaudited revenue report, which was published on Monday Taiwanese time. According to the report, Foxconn reported that October saw a drop in revenue of 5.56%.
It stated that although the company’s visibility for fourth quarter was initially ‘cautiously optimistic’, due to the pandemic impacting some of our operations at Zhengzhou, the company would’revise up’ its outlook for fourth quarter.”
Foxconn declined to answer further questions from Insider regarding its fourth quarter expected earnings or how it would revise its outlook.
