Apple's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and
iPhone assembler Foxconn have started test production of Apple Watch and
MacBook in Northern Vietnam, the report added.
Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from
China to other markets, including India, where it started manufacturing iPhone
13 this year, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets.
India, the world's second-biggest smartphone market, along
with countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important
to contract manufacturers supplying American brands, as they try to diversify
production away from China.
Apple, Foxconn and Luxshare Precision did not immediately
respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Last week, Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn gave a
cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded
expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after a pandemic-fuelled boom.
Like other global manufacturers, Foxconn - formally called
Hon Hai Precision Industry - has dealt with a severe shortage of chips that
hurt production, as bottlenecks from the pandemic lingered and the Ukraine war
further strained logistical channels. © Reuters
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