Apple planning to shift MacBook production to Vietnam

Apple plans to move some MacBook production to Vietnam next year, Nikkei Asia has reported.

The newspaper cited sources as saying that Apple has tapped its top supplier, Foxconn from Taiwan (China), to start making MacBooks in the country as early as next May.

It has been working on plans to move some MacBook manufacturing to Vietnam for nearly two years, and has set up a test production line in the country.

Apple manufactures between 20 million and 24 million MacBooks annually, with production spread between bases in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Shanghai and Sichuan province.

Its diversification to Vietnam started with AirPods, which went into mass production in the country in 2020. The company also shifted some iPad and Apple Watch production to the country this year, according to Nikkei Asia.