the “iPhone City” is recovering!

(Boursier.com) — December shipments from Foxconn’s iPhone factory in Zhengzhou reached 90 percent of initial plans, Reuters and Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world’s largest iPhone factory to around 90 percent of planned peak capacity, suggesting Bloomberg’s largest manufacturing partnerApple got enough workers despite a Covid resurgence and recent staffing upheaval. Foxconn’s factory in central China’s Zhengzhou city now operates with about 200,000 employees, the state-run Henan Daily reported, citing Foxconn executive Vic Wang. This is about the normal level. As of December 30, the plant was delivering 90% of the peak capacity expected at the beginning of last year…

The rapid recovery of the factory bodes well for production of Apple’s flagship product ahead of the Lunar New Year shopping season, Bloomberg said. A nationwide Covid outbreak after Beijing abruptly abandoned most of its zero-Covid-era restrictions had clouded the outlook for manufacturers like Foxconn, which need armies of workers to keep factories running. . The recent outbreak follows weeks of unrest at the Zhengzhou factory known as iPhone City, which produces the vast majority of high-end iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices. Thousands of workers had fled or staged protests against extreme health restrictions in November. Foxconn lifted most restrictions last month and increased incentives for new and existing employees. This unprecedented outage has in turn fueled concerns about the production of holiday iPhones.