The country would also account for 20% of iPad and Apple Watch output and 5% of MacBook, TechCrunch quoted them as saying in a note to clients.

Apple is set to move 5% of iPhone 14 production to India this year, and expand its manufacturing capacity there to produce 25% of all iPhones by 2025, they said.

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About 25% of all products, including Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, are expected to be manufactured outside China by 2025, up from 5% currently, they added.

Vietnam has seen increasing investment by Apple suppliers in recent years amid the U.S.-China tension.

They are reportedly in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time.

Foxconn, a key supplier, last month leased 50.5 hectares of land in Bac Giang Province and plans to build a $300-million factory there, employing 30,000 workers.

Apple supplier eyes Vietnam expansion

Apple iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp emphasizes its expansion in other countries, including Vietnam, to reduce its dependence on China following the strict Covid-19 lockdowns there.

Apple to produce iPad in Vietnam for the first time

Apple will make its iPads for the first time in Vietnam as part of efforts to diversify its supply chain and reduce dependence on China, its main manufacturer.

Apple recruits more Vietnamese staff

Apple is recruiting 25 people in Vietnam, mostly for posts pertaining to operations and supply chain.

Source: VnExpress