Apple supplier Foxconn intends to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over the course of two years, indicating a production adjustment as it deals with disruptions in China according to two government officials with knowledge of the situation,
Tight virus restrictions at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant, the largest iPhone factory in the world, have made headlines lately, disrupting production and raising questions about how China’s virus policy will affect global supply chains. Apple’s sales outlook for the busy year-end holiday season has been dimmed as a result of the disruptions, which caused Apple to lower its forecast for shipments of the premium iPhone 14 models this week.