Pegatron, Chinese iPhone Supplier, Shut Down Two Of Its Plants.
TECHDIGEST – As the metropolis of 25 million people remains under a rigorous Covid lockdown, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers has halted production at its factories in and around Shanghai.
Pegatron said on Tuesday that manufacturing at its factory in Beijing, as well as the neighbouring city of Kunshan, had been halted until further notice. The firm said in a statement that “the date of factory reopening will be advised by the local government,” and that it will cooperate with officials to resume operations “as soon as possible.”
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It was unclear which types of production would be affected right away. According to reports from several publications, including Bloomberg, Pegatron, a Taiwanese company known for creating iPhones and other electronics, had previously been allowed to continue functioning in Shanghai under a closed loop system that kept key workers in the factory and other personnel out. The company declined to comment further.
Shanghai, China’s financial capital and home to hundreds of international corporations’ regional headquarters, has become the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, as well as the latest test of its “zero-Covid” plan.
The automobile industry in the country has been particularly heavily damaged. Volkswagen (VLKAF) announced this week that production at its factories in Shanghai and Changchun, a Chinese manufacturing powerhouse, had been halted for several weeks. Toyota (TM) cited a similar problem, stating that its Changchun production has been down for nearly a month.
