HELSINKI, March 26 (Reuters) - Nokia <NOK1V.HE>, the world's top cell phone maker, has stopped using subcontractors in the assembly of its phones due to the faltering demand for mobile handsets, a spokeswoman for the company said on Thursday.
"In engine making we have fully stopped (using subcontractors)," said a spokeswoman for the company.
In 2008 Nokia outsourced approximately 17 percent of manufacturing volume of mobile phone engines, which include the phone and software that enable its basic operations.
Nokia's key subcontractors have been Foxconn <2038.HK>, China's BYD <1211.HK>, Jabil Circuit <JBL.N> and Elcoteq <ELQAV.HE>.
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