Last week,Terry Gou officially expressed his concernsto the press regarding thetime limitwhat his society might experience because of the Wuhan viral pneumonia. Since then, little news from the flagship iPhone provider has been communicated, and we had to wait fornot very reassuring statements from Tim Cookto confirm that the problem is indeed real.
Fortunately, solutions seem to have been found since then, on the Californian side at least:neighboring regions are an ideal exit doorwhich should notably manufacture the printed circuits for the brand's next devices. As for its main supplier, it is also its presence inother countrieswhich would allow him to hold on.
The government in question
According to sources close to the matter,Foxconnwould have been forced by local authorities to close almost all of its factories until at least February 8. Apple also began to pull the curtain on several Stores in the Middle Kingdom, but we did not always know why: it therefore seems that it was a political decision linked to a question of public health. Between that and export taxes, we understand why the firm is now turning to other economic partners.
For the moment, locals in Vietnam, Mexico and India would be able to ensure that Hon Hai is compensated for the delays accumulated by China. But if the shutdown of production in this region continues, then rumors from within confirm thatmany iPhone deliveries are likely to be postponed. And this over several weeks.
To finish and qualify, in terms of figures, it should be noted that the four Taipei subsidiaries based in the province of Hubei (epicenter of the disease) would however only represent less than 2% of the overall volume of units designed by the assembler. (2018 data).
