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FILE PHOTO – A demonstration of Apple's new iPhone XR is presented following the launch of the product at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, United States, September 12, 2018. REUTERS / Stephen Lam
(Reuters) – Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) has asked its smartphone manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron to stop their plans for additional production lines dedicated to the iPhone XR launched last month, announced Monday the Nikkei s.nikkei.com/2PHPYWb.
Apple had also asked Wistron, a smaller iPhone assembler, to be ready for urgent orders, but the company will not receive any orders for the iPhone XR this season, the report quoted sources as saying. close to the supply chain.
"On Foxconn's side, the company has first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple's XR model, but has only recently used 45 production lines , its main customer having stated that it does not need to make as much at present, "said a source quoted by the Nikkei.
Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Philip George's report to Bengaluru; Edited by Sai Sachin Ravikumar
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