HP wants to remove a good part of the manufacturing of its laptops from Chinafor take it to Thailand and Mexico, and even Vietnam. This is what they say in Nikkei, who point out that this step is just a sample of the measures being taken by the main technology companies that assemble and market hardware equipment and devices to diversify their production and not depend practically only on China, as they did until the beginning. of the pandemic and hostilities between the country and the United States.
These are not the only reasons that have led HP to take this step. His management has also assessed the increase in manufacturing costs in the country, the problems in recruiting personnel and the rising cost of salaries. These are other reasons that have caused several technology companies to take at least part of their production to other countries with lower costs and fewer geopolitical problems.
The company has plans to bring some of its business laptop production to Mexico, while those for the consumer market will be manufactured in Thailand. In addition, it will also take another part of its production to Vietnam starting next year 2024. Already this year it is expected that the production of HP equipment outside of China could reach 5 million units, a significant amount, since it is expected The company’s global PC sales in 2023 around the world will be around 55 million units.
Thailand has a fairly strong infrastructure of PC vendors, which is expected to ease HP’s transition. Regarding the future production of HP equipment in Mexico, it is in line with the company’s strategy to offer a better service to its main market: North America.
Yes, this It does not mean that HP is going to stop operating or manufacturing equipment in China. Will continue to do so, especially in the city of Chongqing, which has become a major production center for laptops since 2008. But just as companies like Dell and Apple have done, which have taken part of their production to Vietnam, they will depend much less on China in the future to assemble their equipment.
