Apple Shifting More iPhone and iPad Production to India and VietnamIn an effort to diversify its supply chain and manufacture more products outside of China, Apple this year plans to ramp up production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices in India and Vietnam, according to a report from
Nikkei Asia.
iPad production in Vietnam is set to start as early as the middle of 2021, and the shift will mark the first time that a large number of devices will be built outside of China.
At the same time, Apple is increasing
iPhone production in India, and as soon as this quarter, factories in the country will begin manufacturing the new
iPhone 12 models.
Production for smart speakers, earphones, and computers is increasing in Southeast Asia. Apple suppliers in Vietnam will expand production capacity for the
HomePod mini, which is already being manufactured in the country, and some production of the
Mac mini has been relocated to Malaysia. Apple last year also
started assembling some of the
AirPods Pro in Vietnam.
Late last year, reports suggested Apple
was asking Foxconn to move ‌iPad‌ and MacBook assembly from China to Vietnam amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and Foxconn has now been granted a license to construct
a $270 million plant in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Giang.
Apple and other major tech companies have been aiming to reduce their dependence on China due to rising labor costs and trade tensions between the U.S. and China, plus the pandemic led to major supply chain issues that further sparked efforts to diversify.<div class="linkback">Tags:
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