It is clear that Apple is moving part of the AirPods Pro production base from China to Vietnam



Apple has a production base for its own products such as iPhones and Macs in China, but has moved part of the production base of ' AirPods Pro ', which boasts an overwhelming market share in the wireless earphone market, from China to Vietnam. It is clear.

Apple has moved some AirPods Pro manufacturing from China to Vietnam-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/21/21266574/apple-airpods-pro-vietnam-china-chinese-manufacturing

In January 2020, marketing company Strategy Analytics released sales volume data for the wireless earphones market that Apple's AirPods and AirPods Pro account for over 70% of total market revenue. Such explosive popularity of AirPods Pro has been assembled in China so far, and the case had the word 'Assembled in China (assembled in China)'.

However, there are several users who post images of AirPods Pro written 'Assembled in Vietnam' on Twitter and forums on the Internet.

Twitter user @alixrezax tweeted on May 20, 2020, 'Apple currently sells AirPods Pro assembled in Vietnam', and the charging case for AirPods Pro written 'Assembled in Vietnam' I am posting a photo.



On the forum of MacRumors , an Apple-related news site, there are also many posts about AirPods Pro written as 'Assembled in Vietnam' by multiple users.

Airpods Pro Assembled in Vietnam? | MacRumors Forums



Apple assembles many products in China, but has shown interest in diversifying manufacturing processes in recent years, and continues to invest in production bases outside China. As a result, Apple not only announced that it will produce the new Mac Pro announced in 2019 in the United States ...

Apple announces `` 3rd generation Mac Pro will be produced in the United States ''-GIGAZINE



There are also reports that 20% of iPhone production sites will be moved from China to India.

News that Apple will move 20% of iPhone production base from China to India-GIGAZINE



One of the reasons why Apple is moving its production base from China to other countries is because of the pandemic of the new coronavirus in China. In addition, the United States is in the midst of a trade war with China, and President Donald Trump announced that he will raise tariffs on Chinese products, and the deterioration of the relationship between the two countries is one of the reasons for moving production bases. ..

It is unknown how much the production base of AirPods Pro has been moved to Vietnam, and whether Apple plans to move the production base of other products. However, The Information reports that AirPods Studio , which is rumored to be developed by Apple, 'is planned to be manufactured in Vietnam.'

In addition, overseas media The Verge asked Apple for comment, but it seems that there was no response.

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