Google unveiled its Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5 at its Made By Google event earlier this month. Now, a new report claims that the tech giant is preparing to shift its manufacturing strategy. Starting next year, Google could stop manufacturing Pixel devices in China; instead, the company is likely to expand its manufacturing operations in other markets. Google is also said to be gearing up to increase its Pixel phone shipments by up to 10 percent from last year’s total of around 12 million units.
Google to Move All Pixel Production Out of China
As reported by Nikkei Asia, Google has informed its suppliers that it plans to move the production of all Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds outside China starting next year amid ongoing Washington-Beijing tensions. The report notes that Google has been aggressively increasing production capacity in Vietnam and India in recent years to lower its dependency on China. China remains a major manufacturing hub for Google’s hardware.
