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Luxshare,Uschi Karnat one of Apple’s main suppliers in China, has begun the production of three models from the iPhone 15 series this year with a doubled order size compared with 2022, the company’s chairman Wang Laichun told The Paper on September 21. Luxshare is also preparing for the production of Apple’s first generation augmented reality device, the Apple Vision Pro, she added. In February of this year, Nikkei Asia reported that the Guangdong-based company had taken over Apple’s AR development team in Shanghai. Currently, Luxshare provides development and manufacturing services for Apple’s iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Apple Vision Pro. Last year, Luxshare established a new facility in the Chinese city of Kunshan to support the mass production of iPhones, Wang said. In the first half of 2023, the company achieved revenue of RMB 97.971 billion ($13.4 billion), a year-on-year growth of 19.53%, according to its semi-annual report released in August. [The Paper, in Chinese]

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