According to appleinsider reports, Apple's Airpods and Airpods Pro to be released next year will be manufactured in Vietnam. It is reported that the new generation of Airpods will be launched in the first half of 2021, and Airpods Pro is expected to be launched in the second half of the year.
According to the report, the Vietnam factory of Goertek, the current manufacturer of Apple AirPods, had previously tried to produce AirPods, and other local foundries in Vietnam also expected to obtain Apple orders, and these manufacturers are likely to be assemblers and may be Goertek signed a contract.
According to report analysis, Apple's use of Vietnamese companies to manufacture AirPods products for its foundries or to reduce its dependence on Chinese manufacturers may also help it avoid or reduce US tariffs on Chinese imports. It is reported that the Vietnam factory had produced its old EarPods for Apple earlier.