Hon Hai to set up a new Factory in Vietnam under the name Fukang Technology to produce future MacBooks and iPads
In November Patently Apple posted a report titled Apple has Reportedly asked Foxconn to move some Product Production to Vietnam. The report noted that Foxconn was moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple Inc.
Today we re learning that the Vietnamese government confirmed Hon Hai Technology Group is to establish a new company
Fukang Technology to spend US$270 million (about NT$7.63 billion) to set up a factory to manufacture laptops and tablet computers.
Foxconn is set to build a new factory to produce tablets and computers in Vietnam, which could be part of Apple's plan to widen its iPad and MacBook production lines outside of China.