Apple takes action: Production moves outside of China

Today, Apple, which provides smart device production from facilities such as Foxconn and Pegatron in China, various problems during the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing tension of the USA with China It plans to move production abroad.

Work begins

The company’s plans to move production outside of China have been known for some time, but increased closures and quarantines have caused the company to delay its ideas. According to a newly shared Wall Street Journal report, it has emerged that Apple has instructed its manufacturing partners to do more NPI (New Product Demonstration), which includes the production and development of device prototypes outside of China

With the decrease of the effects of the pandemic, Apple, which plans to move production to India and Vietnam, which is seen as an alternative to China, is in talks to establish export and production centers in India. reported to have started. However, many sources warn that the transition to alternative manufacturing centers will be slow and that the new facilities are predominantly AR headsets, etc. It thinks that it will act as a production center for new product categories such as

Based on the information shared, we can say that the upcoming process will shed more light on how Apple will lead this diversification. Meanwhile, China will remain Apple’s main manufacturing hub for Labor costs, deep parts supply network, and well-educated workforce