iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is greatly expanding the workforce in charge of producing Apple’s latest smartphone in the wake of a production shortage.
Apple has long depended on massive production facilities in China to make most of its products. While Apple has been trying to lessen its dependence on China by moving production facilities to countries like India and Vietnam, Apple is still heavily dependent on China for its most important product: the iPhone.
According to recent estimates, more than 95% of all iPhones are still made in China — most of which come from a single Foxconn-owned production facility in Zhengzhou. As the world’s largest iPhone factory, Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility was recently in the news after COVID-19 lockdowns affected Foxconn’s production.
With more than 200,000 people working at this single facility, any disruption to its smooth functioning would almost certainly result in a supply crunch. Now, it’s increasingly becoming evident that such a supply crunch is already underway.
