Some 2023 MacBooks are set to be made in Vietnam, as Apple continues its push to reduce its dependence on China as a manufacturing base. 9to5Mac reports: MacBook production could begin in Vietnam as early as May, says a new report. The piece doesn’t specify whether the plan refers to the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or both — but the move would hit an important milestone in Apple’s diversification plans.
Nikkei reports on the latest move: “Apple has tapped its top supplier, Taiwan’s Foxconn, to start making MacBooks in the Southeast Asian nation as early as around May, sources briefed on the matter said. Apple has been working to add production sites outside of China for all of its major product lines, but doing so for the final one, the MacBook, has taken longer due to the complex supply chain needed for making laptop computers.” iPads, AirPods, and some Apple Watch models are already made in Vietnam. “Beginning MacBook production in Vietnam would mean that — for the first time — every flagship Apple product would have a second manufacturing base, outside of China,” notes the report.
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