Apple may have suspended production of the iPhone 8 Plus for the use of unauthorized parts

The Cupertino guys distribute the production of all their products in different companies, although most of the production is concentrated by the giant Foxconn. According to different rumors, the Apple supplier Winstron, responsible for the production of the iPhone 8 Plus could have suspended the production of this terminal following orders from Apple.

Apparently, the Asian company has been using unauthorized components. According to Commercial Times, Apple last Thursday ordered Winstron to halt production of the iPhone Plus at its Kinshan, China, plant for the next two weeks pending the results of the investigation into the alleged use of non-Apple certified components. .

According to this newspaper, the Asian company, reportedly fired several high-ranking executives, to try to regain Apple's trust. Winstron has stated on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it does not comment on problems related to its clients, denying that there had been a two-week suspension in production, as reported by the Commercial Times. But it seems that it has not been enough for investors and the company's stock market value fell 5% as soon as the session opened, although it finally recovered and only lost 0,45% at the close of the session.

As reported by Winstron, in recent years has made an investment of close to 160 million dollars to build a new assembly plant at the Bangalore Technology Center, where it plans to manufacture the iPhone SE and iPhone 6s for the Indian market exclusively, thus becoming Apple's leading manufacturer in India, where the Cupertino-based company will be It has been forced to make significant investments in order to obtain the go-ahead from the government to open its first own Apple Stores.