Eminyakeni emibili edlule, siyibonile inkampani ezinze eCupertino yethula amamodeli amabili ahlukene: engabizi (kulo nyaka kuzoba yi-iPhone XR ngenkathi ngonyaka odlule bekuyi-iPhone 8 no-8 Plus) nenye ephezulu (okuyi-iPhone X ngonyaka odlule ne-iPhone XS ne-iPhone XS Max kulo nyaka).
I-Apple igxile ekukhiqizeni onobuhle be-iPhone abasezingeni eliphakeme kufayela le- Izikhungo zeFoxconn eChina, kodwa ngokusho kweReuters lokhu kuzoshintsha ngonyaka ozayo, kuthathwe ukukhiqizwa kwawo wonke ama-iPhones kuya eNdiya, lapho kwenziwa khona ama-iPhone SE kanye nama-iPhone 6s, amadivayisi athengiswa ezweni.
IFoxconn izotshala izigidi ezingama-356 zamaRandi ukwakha isikhungo esisha eNdiya ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esivela ku-Apple nakwabanye abakhiqizi, e izwe lapho umsebenzi ushibhile kakhulu kunaseChina, lapho eminyakeni yamuva nje, izimo zokusebenza ziye zashintsha kancane futhi amanani entengo anyukile. Izakhiwo ezintsha zikaFoxconn eNdiya zizotholakala eTamil Nadu, isifundazwe esiseningizimu yezwe, lapho inkampani yase-Asia isivele inezintambo zokukhiqiza zeminye imikhiqizo.
Ngaphandle kokuncishiswa kwamanani ahlukene okwenziwe yinkampani ezweni, lIsabelo semakethe sika-Apple eNdiya sihlala sincane kakhulu. Njengamanje, iWinstron iphethe ukukhiqiza ama-iPhone SE kanye nama-iPhone 6s, ngokuba amamodeli we-iPhone wokuqala ukwenziwa ezweni ngenhlangano yokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano be-Apple nohulumeni ukuyivumela ukuthi yenze izimo ezidingekayo ziguquguquke. ukwazi ukuqala ukuvula izitolo zakho.
Le nhlangano ingahle ikhuthazwe, okungenani ngokwengxenye, yiqiniso lokuthi I-Apple ifuna ukuzivikela ekusaseni elingaqinisekile lempi yezohwebo yokuphatha kukaTrump neChinaNjengoba ukukhiqizwa okwandayo kwamanye amazwe kungaba yindlela yokugwema intela yokungenisa yase-US kwimikhiqizo eyenziwe eChina. U-Apple uphakamise ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ukuthi kungasusa ukukhiqizwa kwe-iPhone kuphume eChina uma amanani entengo enyuswa ngama-25%.
Futhi, uma i-Apple ifuna ukwehlisa intengo yamamodeli we-iPhone azayo Ukuzama ukunxephezela ukwehla kokuthengisa ababhekene nakho bonke abakhiqizi, ukukhiqizwa eNdiya kuyisixazululo esingabavumela ukuthi benze njalo, njengoba abasebenzi beshibhile kakhulu kunaseChina.