Apple will take a decade to move just some production out of China
A new report estimates that it would take Apple eight years to move even as little as ten percent of its production away from China.
A new report estimates that it would take Apple eight years to move even as little as ten percent of its production away from China.
Apple made a point of saying it was keeping the iPhone 14 range priced the same as the iPhone 13 one, but it turns out that was only for the US and China.
The data center Apple uses for iCloud in China has barred employees from leaving for a week, because of a COVID lockdown.
Apple has given a rare speech at a global AI gathering, with vice president Ge Yue choosing to concentrate on Machine Learning in accessibility features.
Six years after Apple invested $1 billion in China's Uber-like Didi Global company, its representative has quietly left the board.
The hottest conditions in China for more than 60 years caused authorities to close down factories to conserve electricity, but now Foxconn has been able to resume iPad production.
In a growing global market, the Apple Watch continues to dominate with more than three times the market share of its closest competitor Samsung.
New sales date from the second quarter of 2022 shows that Apple's iPhone remains the best-selling smartphone in China, and local rival Vivo has overtaken Samsung for second place.
Apple's attempts to grow India as a manufacturing hub alternative to China is being slowed down by Apple itself, with the company's need for secrecy impacting attempts to get the two regions manufacturing new products simultaneously.
Key Apple supply chain partner Foxconn is planning on investing $300 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Northern Vietnam in an effort to boost production.
Continuing Apple's aim of reducing dependence on China, its suppliers are testing Vietnamese production of both the Apple Watch and MacBook Pro.
Production of the iPad could be impacted by power outages instigated by a rationing of electricity by a Chinese province during the worst heatwave in 60 years.
Apple MacBook Pro supplier Quanta has said that its profits halved in Q2 2022, following riots at its plants and, reportedly, greatly increased pay to staff.
Apple's iPhone 14 supply chain will likely be able to escape the worst of current geopolitical tensions, according to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple has warned its suppliers that China is now strictly enforcing a rule about labeling Taiwanese shipments, after Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan stoked fears of trade problems.
Overall smartphone shipments in China are plummeting toward their lowest point in a decade, though signs indicate Apple is still faring well in the environment.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says it's true that Apple is working with more Chinese suppliers, but claims this is just part of the company's plans to avoid over-reliance on one supplier.
A new report claims that Apple will diversify its MacBook Pro production so that it is made in more sites around China.
Apple is running an almost unheard of iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods sale in China, with the iPhone 13 being offered for around $90 off its regular retail price, for a limited time.
Apple iPhone demand in China is continuing to accelerate while outpacing the broader and rebounding smartphone industry in the country, according to JP Morgan.
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