Exclusive: Apple cuts iPhone production plan by 10%

New year opens on gloomy note after company's recent shock downgrade

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This is the second time in two months that Apple trimmed its planned production, which applies to all new iPhone models. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Apple is cutting its current production plan for new iPhones by about 10% for the next three months in a sign that the U.S. smartphone maker is expecting a further hit this year, just a week after its market-shaking revelation that it would miss revenue forecasts at the end of 2018.

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