Apple is reportedly in talks to produce MacBook, Apple Watch and HomePod and MacBook in Vietnam. Vietnam already manufactures some of Apple’s AirPods, and the company would begin moving some of its iPad production to the country in June.
Cheng Ting-Fang and Lauly Li for Nikkei Asia:
Apple is in talks to produce the Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, marking another win for the Southeast Asian country as the US tech giant seeks to diversify manufacturing away from China.
Apple suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and Foxconn have started test production of the Apple Watch in North Vietnam with the aim of producing the device outside of China for the first time, three people with knowledge told Nikkei Asia. direct question.
Apple also continued to move iPad manufacturing to Vietnam after COVID-related blockages in Shanghai caused massive supply chain disruptions. China’s BYD was the first to assist in this shift, though sources told Nikkei Asia that Foxconn is now also helping build more iPads in the Southeast Asian nation. Apple is also in talks with suppliers to build test production lines for its HomePod smart speakers in Vietnam, people said.
Apple’s diversification in Vietnam began with the AirPods, which went into series production there in 2020. The earbuds were among the first Apple products whose assembly was moved out of China following the outbreak of a trade war between Washington. and Beijing under former US President Donald Trump.
MacDailyNews takes: Former US President Richard Nixon, who opened relations with China in the early 1970s, shortly before his death in 1994, noted about China: We may have created a Frankenstein.
Apple can’t give up its addiction to China quickly enough (because it started years too late).
It’s smart for both Apple and Foxconn to diversify their assembly outside of China. There is no point in having all your eggs in one basket. – MacDailyNews, April 2, 2019
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