Despite reports that Apple is cutting back on iPhone orders due to weak demand, a source inside Foxconn says December 2022 iPhone orders remained unchanged.
A Reuters report says a new statement from Foxconn appears to refute the claims, as a spokesperson for the company said that production had “basically returned to normal.”
Foxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, is at 90% of its peak capacity at its main iPhone plant in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. The plant is currently operating with 200,000 staff, Foxconn executive Vic Wang told Bloomberg.
iPhone production faced disruption ahead of Christmas and January’s Lunar New Year holidays, following government-ordered curbs to control COVID-19, which prompted thousands of workers to leave Foxconn’s factory lines in China’s Zhengzhou city.
Apple in November told consumers that it expected iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than had been expected due to temporary COVID-19 restrictions at the Zhengzhou, China Foxconn factory.
