Zhengzhou郑州
Tier 2 - Major CityKnown as "iPhone City" for its massive Foxconn complex, Zhengzhou is transitioning from electronics assembly to electric vehicles, with major investments from BYD and other NEV companies reshaping its industrial profile.
GDP
$185B
2023
Population
12.83M
residents
Industry Output
¥265B
all sectors combined
Sectors Active
2
frontier tech sectors
Key Facts
- Foxconn Zhengzhou campus employs 200,000+ workers, the world's largest iPhone factory
- BYD is building a major NEV manufacturing base in the city
- Central China's largest logistics and transport hub (Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone)
- Yutong Group is the world's largest electric bus manufacturer, headquartered here
Manufacturing Sectors
Semiconductors
半导体
Electronics assembly, smartphone chip packaging, consumer electronics testing
EVs & NEVs
新能源汽车
EV assembly (BYD, SAIC plants), electric buses (Yutong), NEV supply chain
Major Companies
World's largest electric bus manufacturer, with over 170,000 NEV buses sold globally across more than 40 countries.
Founded 1963
History & Context
Zhengzhou attracted Foxconn's massive iPhone assembly campus in 2010, transforming the city into a global electronics manufacturing node. At peak production, the Zhengzhou facility assembles roughly half the world's iPhones. The city leveraged its logistics advantages (it is China's railway crossroads) and abundant labor from Henan's large population. As Foxconn's iPhone work has partially diversified to India, Zhengzhou has pivoted aggressively to EVs, landing major BYD and SAIC plants. Yutong Bus, already the world's largest electric bus maker, anchors a growing NEV cluster.