Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota restart Sichuan plants as heat wave eases

Chengdu Motor Show opens on schedule with power restrictions gradually relaxed

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With Foxconn assembling iPads for Apple, the factory blackouts in Sichuan province had raised concerns about the effect on supply chains. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

CHENGDU, China -- Toyota Motor and Taiwanese Apple assembler Foxconn have restarted factories in Sichuan province after a local order to stop operations expired Thursday as a historic heat wave eases.

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