(Morning News) Apple is discussing the first production of Apple Watch and laptop MacBook in Vietnam.
The Nikkei Asia Wednesday (August 17) quoted three sources saying that Apple supplier Lixun Precision and Foxconn have begun to test the production of Apple Watch in northern Vietnam.Produced this smart watch.
Vietnam is already the most important production center of Apple outside China.This Southeast Asian country produces various flagship products for Apple, including iPad tablets and AirPods headphones.Industry experts say that the work of smart watches Apple Watch is more complicated. They said that squeezing so many components into such a small box requires high technical capabilities.Vietnam is trying to further improve the technology manufacturing industry. The production of this equipment will be a victory for Vietnam.
The implementation of large -scale blockade due to the crown disease epidemic has led to the interruption of the mold supply chain. As a result, Apple continued to transfer iPad production to Vietnam.China's BYD was the first company to assist this transfer, but sources told the Nikkei Asia that Foxconn was also helping this Southeast Asian country to create more iPads.The sources said that Apple is still negotiating with suppliers to establish a test production line for its HomePod smart speakers in Vietnam.
Two sources said that in MacBook, Apple has asked suppliers to establish a test production line in Vietnam.However, the progress of transferring large -scale production to Vietnam has always been very slow, partly due to the interruption of the supply chain related to the crown disease.However, sources also pointed out that laptop production requires a larger supply chain.They added that this supply chain network is currently in China as the center and is very competitive in cost.
A person who knows the situation directly said: "Except for the manufacturing of the iPhone, Apple has a lot of plans in Vietnam. Compared with the past, MacBook's parts have become more modular, which makes it in order to makeIt is easier to produce laptop computers outside China. But how to make it costly competitive is another challenge. "
Apple first mass -produced AirPods in Vietnam in 2020. This headset is the first batchOne of the products assembled outside China.During his tenure at the time of the former US President Trump, a trade war broke out between Washington and Beijing.For decades, almost all the production needs of Apple have rely on China. This measure marks that the company has changed its practice.
The transformation of Apple and a broader US -China tension is a gospel for Vietnam.According to the analysis of Apple's latest suppliers in Nikkei, the number of Apple suppliers with facilities in Vietnam has increased from 14 in 2018 to at least 22.Nikkei Asia has reported earlier that many other major electronic product manufacturers such as Google, Dell and Amazon have also established production bases in Vietnam to achieve diversification outside China.
Isaiah Research's senior analyst Eddie Han told Nikkei Asia that since the trade war, China has been challenged as the most important factory in the world, and later introduced energy and zero -tariff policies.He said: "With the gradual development of the supply chain ecosystem in Vietnam, this does make Vietnam near China a ideal destination for many electronic manufacturers."
