Taiwanese Assembler Is Prioritizing Apple Over Tesla Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in Shanghai, Says Analyst

Taiwanese Assembler Is Prioritizing Apple Over Tesla Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in Shanghai, Says Analyst
A man walks past a Quanta logo outside the company's factory in Taiwan's northern Taoyuan county on Sept. 21, 2011. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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The COVID-19 situation in China and its implications for production in some of the hardest-hit regions of the country is front and center of all discussions. Most tech giants depend on companies operating factories in the country—either for the supply of components or for assembling of products.

What Happened

Taiwan-based Quanta Computer, which assembles MacBooks for Apple Inc., has partly resumed operations in Shanghai, reports, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

The company has eight factories in Shanghai, employing about 40,000 workers.