One of the biggest Foxconn plants is rumoured to have halted Apple iPhone 5C production and focus more on the iPhone 5S.
The news comes to us courtesy of AppleInsider. According to the site, “Taiwanese publication DigiTimes was just the latest news outlet to claim in a new report on Monday that production of the iPhone 5c is being shifted. The report, which cited unnamed “industry sources,” suggested that Foxconn will not entirely cease production of the iPhone 5c, but that its weekly output will be slightly reduced.
“Foxconn is said to handle about 30 percent of orders for Apple’s iPhone 5c, with manufacturing partner Pegatron Technology handling the remaining 70 percent. Recent reports have also suggested that Pegatron saw its orders for the iPhone 5c cut since the device debuted in September.
“Monday’s rumor suggests that Foxconn’s massive factory in Zhengzhou, which home to some 120,000 employees, will no longer produce Apple’s mid-range iPhone 5c.
“Earlier reports from American publications cited factors such as “weak sales” and “less-than-stellar sales” as prompting Apple to reduce orders for the iPhone 5c. The company does not break down sales figures for its handset business on a model-by-model basis.”
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