Foxconn says plans in place to meet production obligations after virus outbreak


Foxconn, which has a big facility in Wuhan, said its plants in China were following holiday schedules and would continue to do so until all businesses have resumed standard operating hours. — Reuters

TAIPEI: Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak in China even as the iPhone maker flagged uncertainty created by the disease.

"We do not comment on our specific production practices, but we can confirm that we have measures in place to ensure that we can continue to meet all global manufacturing obligations," Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said in a statement on Jan 28.

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