Apple in talks with suppliers to make MacBooks in Thailand
April 13, 2023
Eddie Han, a senior analyst with Isaiah Research, said that the labor, land and costs issues in northern Vietnam have been going on for a while, and that some suppliers have started looking for land in central Vietnam.
"We know some suppliers are discussing building MacBook production lines in Thailand with Apple, but it seems Apple is not too enthusiastic about the idea at the moment," Han said, citing his supply chain checks. "Vietnam is still geographically closer to China, and it has more free trade agreements than Thailand has," he added.
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