Apple is reportedly accelerating its plans to move iPhone production out of China, to other countries like India and Vietnam. The Cupertino company is said to be looking to reduce its dependence on Taiwanese assemblers such as Foxconn. Last month, Foxconn’s iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou was rocked by violent protests over a pay dispute, affecting the production of Apple’s phones at the factory.
Apple, in recent weeks, is accelerating its plans to shift some of its iPhone production outside China and telling suppliers to plan more for assembling the product elsewhere in Asia, particularly India and Vietnam. According to the Wall Street Journal, the people involved in the discussions said that Apple is also looking to reduce the dependence on Taiwanese assemblers led by the Foxconn Technology Group.
The recent turmoil at China’s Zhengzhou ‘iPhone City’ plant may propel Apple to shift its production, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
