Foxconn event may bring iPad 2 parallel prices

The explosion of the Foxconn iPad 2 workshop at 7 pm on May 20th may increase the price of parallel imports. Yesterday, the reporter conducted an interview in the Zhongguancun E World. Several suppliers stated that prices will rise without a doubt in the near future.

The reporter learned that on May 20, the Foxconn polishing workshop exploded, which is a super light dust explosion. The building where the explosion occurred is the Apple iPad 2 production line. According to an insider at Foxconn, hundreds of people were inside the building during the explosion. Chairman of the Foxconn Group, Mr. Terry Gou, has been rushed to Chengdu by night.

The Foxconn Chengdu factory was established in October 2010. The factory has become an important production base for the Apple Tablet iPad. According to reports, last year the factory began shipping iPads for Apple tablets. Insiders pointed out that Apple’s iPad 2 tablet was just released in April and recently began sales in China. The sales scene is very hot. An explosion accident at one of the iPad's main production bases in Chengdu will inevitably affect the iPad 2. Affected goods.

Yesterday, the reporter conducted an interview on the ground floor of the E World in Zhongguancun. A storeman named Li Ming told reporters: “Now the goods are quite abundant. You can buy as many units as you want, but the supplier is likely to be the next. The batch will raise prices. After all, the production line has exploded, and it will take some time for the supply of goods to resume." He told reporters that supplier prices never advance notice, saying how much the price is. It is reported that the 3G version of the iPad 2 is now priced at more than 5,000 yuan. However, when the reporter checked on Taobao, he found that the price of the iPad 216G3G ranged from 3,700 to 5,700, and the price difference was considerable.

Apple responds to Apple's investigation with Foxconn to investigate the cause of the explosion Yesterday, Apple issued a statement expressing deep sadness at the tragedy at Foxconn's Chengdu plant and expressed deep sympathy for the victim and his family. Apple is working closely with Foxconn to figure out the cause of the incident.

It is understood that Foxconn has confirmed that the accident caused two deaths and 16 injuries. Apple’s statement issued a statement on May 20, US time, saying that Apple expressed regret to the victims and has been actively investigating the cause of the explosion with Foxconn. However, Apple refused to answer whether this incident would affect its own product output, and expressed no comment on everything outside the statement.

Yesterday, iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander said: “Whenever this happens, you will think it will have some impact on the production line.” She thinks the impact may be short-term because Foxconn will Solve the problem quickly. Kawman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu believes that Foxconn has dozens of iPad production lines in different locations and buildings. He is not worried about this. He said: "It seems that it should be easy to dispatch and resolve." According to the reporter, Foxconn's production line will remain closed until the investigation of the cause of the accident has come to an end.

On the same day, Apple's share price fell by 5.31 US dollars in the Nasdaq regular trading, to close at 335.22 US dollars, a decrease of 1.56%.