iPhone supplier Pegatron takes over Casetek
What you need to know
- There's more movement in Apple's supply chain.
- iPhone assembler Pegatron is taking over Casetek.
- Analysts say it is shoring up its position against rival Luxshare.
iPhone assembly partner Pegatron is taking over Casetek Holdings Ltd, in an attempt to shore up its position against Chinese rival Luxshare.
The report says both Pegatron and Apple's main supplier Foxconn are preparing for "intensified competition" from rival Luxshare, and other mainland rivals in China. Recent reports note that China is continuing to invest in domestic supply chains to serve China as US-China trade tensions heat up. From analyst Jeff Pu:
A report earlier this week suggested Foxconn plans to split its supply chain due to trade war pressures, and that China was no longer "a factory to the world." From that report:
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