According to Nikkei Asia on Tuesday, which cited people familiar with the situation, suppliers to Apple Inc. are in discussions to make the Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time.
In addition, test production of the Apple Watch has begun in northern Vietnam by Chinese Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry and Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn.
The report stated that Apple has asked suppliers to set up a test production line for the MacBook in Vietnam, and that progress in moving mass production there has been slow due in part to disruptions related to the pandemic but also because producing notebook computers involves a larger supply chain.
In addition to assembling iPad tablets, Apple has been moving some aspects of iPhone production from China to other regions, notably India, where it began producing the iPhone 13 earlier this year.
