Technology giant Apple has decided to move part of the production of its popular iPad from China to Vietnam, amid supply chain disruptions due to strict lockdowns in and around Shanghai.
And asia.nikkei reported that Apple has asked component suppliers to increase stocks to protect against future shortages and the resulting supply bottlenecks.
For its part, the Chinese company “BYD” helped Apple build production lines in Vietnam, which may allow it to start soon producing a small number of popular tablets there.
With this step, the iPad manufacturing line becomes Apple’s second main line of products in Vietnam, after the AirPods production chain, which shows the company’s direction to diversify its supply chains, and highlights the growing importance of Vietnam for it.
Earlier, Apple announced the production of its latest smartphone “iPhone 13” in India, at the factory of “Foxconn”, the contract manufacturing partner near Chennai.
“We are excited to start manufacturing the iPhone 13 here in India for our local customers,” Apple told The Economic Times of India.
Apple has begun shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets, including India, which is the second largest smartphone market in the world, and is also planning to assemble the iPad tablet computer there, according to Reuters.
Apple has started manufacturing iPhone phones in India since 2017, beginning with the iPhone SE, which was followed by the iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and now the iPhone 13.
Apple moves part of iPad production from China to Vietnam
