TAIPEI – Foxconn reported $19.2 billion in consolidated sales for October, up 21.5% year-over-year and 0.82% sequentially, the second-highest monthly figure in the firm’s history.

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. Ltd. recorded third quarter consolidated sales of $127 million, an increase of 31.7% year-over-year and 11.2% sequentially.

TORONTO -- SMTC shook up the electronics manufacturing services industry today, announcing its acquisition of MC Assembly. SMTC paid $65 million for the privately held MC Assembly, subject to certain adjustments.

TAIPEI -- Pegatron is considering moving production from China to its other factories around the world as means to cope with tariffs and other supply-chain issues.