Most of iPhone produced in China by Foxconn and Pegatron. The assembly sites of these corporations are located more than 500 km from the city of Wuhan, which has become the epicenter of distribution coronavirushowever, even at this distance, these companies may soon feel the effects of the outbreak. About it writes Bloomberg edition.
The article reports that about 10 thousand people work directly for Apple in China, with several million more involved in the supply chain of the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Over the past few days, many of these staff members have been at home to celebrate the Chinese New Year. It is not known whether the company advised them to stay longer to prevent the spread of the virus. However, the Chinese authorities have already imposed severe restrictions on travel within the country and have already isolated the entire city of Wuhan, which has a population of more than 11 million. Such measures cannot but affect the operation of enterprises and supply chains.
Foxconn said it can continue to meet all of its global manufacturing commitments. The company monitors the situation in the country and complies with all recommended health protection measures. And nevertheless, analysts believe that in the current situation, even a banal shortage of hands on assembly lines can significantly reduce the volume of new iPhones released or even postpone shipments.
In particular, we are talking about the release of the budget model iPhone 9 / SE 2, rumors about which has become more and more lately. The announcement of this device is due in the first quarter of 2020, however, due to the coronavirus, the timing of its launch may be revised.
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