In the wake of covid-19 outbreak and mass protests, the Zhengzhou iPhone plant should resume full production by January.
It is believed that the prediction was made to make up for the blow of news from Foxconn that its revenues fell in November due to disruptions. In order to restore capabilities to previous levels, the company is recruiting new employees. The company could resume full production in three to four weeks if the recruitment efforts are successful, a source told the news agency.
The epidemic situation has been brought under control with November being the most affected time.
The company did not reply immediately to the request for comment.
In late November, thousands of workers rushed the iPhone assembly plant in mass protest over the country's covid-19 restrictions. Videos show police and security forces beating people with shields and batons and using tear gas to clear the streets of protesters. In other cities, there were similar protests.
Analysts estimated at the time of the protests that the disruptions could affect six million iPhone Pro units for the rest of the year, with Apple and Foxconn looking to make up for those lost units. More than 30% of the Zhengzhou site's November production may have been affected by those disruptions. The majority of Apple premium models are produced on that single site.
Apple is trying to move more operations out of China. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Apple told its suppliers to plan more actively for assembling Apple products in Vietnam and India. Prior to the protests, there were log jammed supply chains and a need to diversify production areas. Apple announced earlier this year that it would begin manufacturing some of its products in India in order to ship more of its products from the country.
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