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Apple bolsters production shift to Vietnam, India

Apple is ramping up the production of iPhones, iPads, Macs and other products outside of China, in a sign that the tech giant is continuing to accelerate its production diversification, reported Nikkei Asia.
Apple bolsters production shift to Vietnam, India ảnh 1Apple is tapping India and Vietnam in production diversification (Photo: Reuters)
Hanoi (VNA) – Apple is rampingup the production of iPhones, iPads, Macs and other products outside of China,in a sign that the tech giant is continuing to accelerate its production diversification,reported Nikkei Asia.

It quoted its sources as saying that iPadproduction will begin in Vietnam as early as the middle of this year, markingthe first time that the world's biggest tablet maker will build a significantnumber of the devices outside of China.

The tech giant is also stepping up iPhoneproduction in India, its second-largest production base for the iconic device,sources added, with plans to start producing the latest iPhone 12 series, thecompany's first 5G smartphones, in the South Asian nation in this quarter.

Apple is also increasing productioncapacity for smart speakers, earphones and computers in Southeast Asia as partof its ongoing diversification strategy, the newspaper added.

In Vietnam, Apple is mobilising suppliersto expand production capacity for the latest HomePod mini, the affordableversion of its voice-activated smart speaker lineup. The device has beenproduced in Vietnam since it was introduced last year.

Apple has relocated some production of theMac mini, one of its desktop computers, to Malaysia, and the company is alsoset to move part of its MacBook production to Vietnam this year. Most of itscomputer production remains in China.

Apple suppliers have been working to meettheir client's desire for more diverse production bases. Key supplier Foxconninjected 270 million USD to set up a subsidiary in Vietnam late last year aspart of the company's efforts to expand its production capacity in the country.

Luxshare Precision Industry, a new iPhone assemblerthat is also a key supplier of AirPods, is ramping up its capacity in northernVietnam for the HomePod mini to solve supply constraints for the populardevice, according to Nikkei./.
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