China techChina's Luxshare buys iPhone plant to strengthen Apple ties
Key Foxconn rival to acquire facility from smaller assembler Wistron for $472m
Luxshare, a Chinese company with aggressive growth ambitions, is aiming to secure a place in the iPhone supply chain. © Reuters
LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers
TAIPEI -- Luxshare Precision Industry of China is acquiring its first iPhone assembly plant, paving the way for the company to move up the Apple supply chain and challenge Taiwanese rival Foxconn, which has long dominated production of the iconic device.