Wistron

According to TechCrunch, Apple Inc. has placed its iPhone manufacturing partner for India, Wistron, on probation following violent riots at the latter's iPhone manufacturing facility in Karnataka, India. The terms of the probation decree that Taiwan-based Wistron will receive no new business from Apple until the situation at its Narasapura, Karanataka, plant is rectified and “complete...

Violence has broken out at an Apple supplier's foactory in India over low wages, reads a new report from The Verge. Violence broke out at a Taiwanese technology giant's plant near Bengaluru after some employees, reportedly angry over salaries, vandalised the facility's premises this morning. While the company, Wistron Corporation, is yet to respond to...

Apple manufacturer Wistron has been accused of allegedly using unauthorized parts in the manufacturing of the iPhone 8 Plus. Chinese news site Commercial Times claims iPhone supplier Wistron was using "unauthorized components" during the production of the iPhone 8 Plus. The news site says Apple ordered a production halt when it found out and production was down...

Apple’s supply chain partner Wistron started assembling the iPhone SE in India starting last year to meet local demand. Now, the company is looking to expand its assembly process by investing another $157 million USD in the country. According to a new report from Reuters, two government sources have said Apple’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron is close to...

Apple's primary iPhone SE supplier in India, Wistron, has reportedly identified a few locations on which it could build a new plant to continue building the company's products locally. According to people familiar with the matter (via Bloomberg), executives toured Bangalore last week and have shortlisted a few parcels for a potential factory, including one plot close...

Apple is planning to launch the second generation of the iPhone SE early next year, tasking Taiwanese contractor Wistron with the job of producing the budget device. According to a new report from Focus Taiwan, Apple has its sights set on the growing Indian market and hopes the new model will help the company double its market...

The hits just keep coming in the battle between Apple and iPhone chip supplier Qualcomm as a group of four Asian companies that assemble products for Apple have accused Qualcomm of antitrust violations. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, four contractors that build iPhones and other Apple products say Qualcomm violated two...

It's been known for a while now that Apple had plans to build iPhone SE models in India. Now, the first models constructed in the India, built by Apple partner Wistron, are officially on sale in various cities around the country. According to the Hindustan Times, the devices--which went on sale last Friday--are marked with...

According to a new DigiTimes report, Apple has selected Wistron as the main OEM in India for new iPhones launching later this year, with Foxconn and other manufacturers becoming second OEMs if the demand increases. The source adds that Wistron has already boosted its smartphone production capacity in Kunshan, eastern China, and in India, in anticipation of becoming Apple’s...

Apple has allegedly decided to diversify its 4-inch iPhone (dubbed as iPhone 5se) supply chain by adding another assembly partner, Wistron, in addition to Foxconn, reports Digitimes. Wistron's entry possibly paves the way for a smooth launch of the rumoured handset. Apple has been trying to separate its orders to different ODMs to avoid risks. In...

Apple has allegedly contracted another company to manufacture the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, reports the Taiwanese EMSOne and Economic Daily, as spotted by Apple Toolbox. According to sources speaking with Economic Daily, Wistron was reportedly contracted to handle some of the iPhone 6 assembly starting next year. Meanwhile, Apple has managed to...

Apple is alleged to have placed orders for up to 70-80 million iPhones, an incremental increase compared to iPhone 5 orders. This also means that the companies, like Foxconn, in Apple’s supply chain are currently working at full capacity to meet production deadlines. This has prompted Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron to come with a plan:...