Apple is in the means of relocating Apple Watch and Mac manufacturing to the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam as a part of a broader push to diversify its provide chain, Nikkei Asia stories.
The report says that Apple’s provider Luxshare has begun trial manufacturing of Apple Watch and MacBook fashions in Vietnam. Vietnam is already the dwelling for manufacturing of a number of Apple productions, together with sure iPad and AirPods fashions.
Alongside Apple Watch and MacBook manufacturing probably shifting to Vietnam, the report says that Apple can also be mulling probably shifting HomePod manufacturing to the nation. The report famous that Apple’s trial manufacturing of MacBooks in Vietnam is progressing slowly due to pandemic relation disruptions.
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