Foxconn is moving the assembly of the iPad and MacBook out of China

As trade tensions between the United States and China continue, large numbers of manufacturing companies plan to relocate their production lines from China to countries such as Mexico, Vietnam, Brazil, India and Taiwan. Now, according to information released by Apple’s supply chain, Foxconn will move iPad and MacBook product lines from China to Taiwan at Apple’s request.

Some time ago , we talked about the $ 150 million investment of Pagatron (Apple’s third largest product line) in India to build a new factory to produce the iPhone. As the largest and most advanced manufacturer of Apple products, Foxconn now plans to relocate its iPad and MacBook product lines to Taiwan to protect Apple products from a possible trade war between China and the United States. This comes at a time when Apple has relocated its AirPad and AirPad Pro product lines to Taiwan and is now moving two more products (MacBook and iPad) to the country.

According to Reuters, Apple has asked Foxconn to do this as part of a general effort to reduce confidence in China, and the company plans to build its products in different countries to avoid potential tensions. So far, no specific date or details have been released on the volume of products produced in Taiwan; However, Reuters reports that Foxconn factories will launch Apple products, including MacBook, in Vietnam’s Bac Giang province in the first half of 2021. The publication also notes that previously all iPads were assembled in China, and for the first time, iPad production is set to be moved outside China. Neither Apple nor Foxconn have commented on the reports; Because Apple’s laws in the contract with these companies prohibit any comment on the terms of the contract.