Apple faces shortfall of 6 million iPhone Pros because protests against COVID-19 restrictions are impacting production, report says
Apple faces a shortfall of nearly six million iPhone Pros this year as protests against China's zero-COVID policy ramp up in the country.The tech giant has a factory in Zhengzhou city, located in the central Chinese province of Henan, where a. Foxconn, the company that makes iPhones for Apple, runs the factory.
A person familiar with operations inside the Zhengzhou factory, who requested to remain anonymous, told Bloomberg the estimated shortfall in production could change. They added that it depended on how fast Foxconn can coax workers back into the plant amid the protests. iPhone production could be pushed back further if COVID-19 lockdowns carry on over the next few weeks, the person told Bloomberg. Apple and Foxconn project they'll make up for the shortfall in six million iPhone Pros next year, the person added.
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