In response to the layout of Chinese competitors in Vietnam, Hon Hai (2317-TW) Chairman Liu Yangwei said that there are many competitors who follow Foxconn, buy a piece of land next to the group’s factory, and use high salaries to dig their feet, so as to facilitate and quickly enter the market, and directly criticize this method as “not advisable and quite disapproved”; and Hon Hai The Vietnam factory continues to plan, and the short-term manpower will increase significantly.
According to foreign media reports, Apple (AAPL-US) plans to transfer some iPad production from China to Vietnam, BYD (002594-CN) It is rumored that it will assist Apple in establishing production lines in Vietnam and start trial production this month, which also makes the market pay attention to the progress of Hon Hai in Vietnam.
Liu Yangwei clarified that at present, the group has more than 60,000 people in Vietnam, and it is also the largest factory outside China. Therefore, it is a misunderstanding to say that there are backward and unplanned parts there. The Vietnam factory has many plans. The annual number of employees will also increase significantly.
Regarding Chinese competitors, Liu Yangwei said that many competitors follow Foxconn and buy land next to Foxconn’s factory, hoping to gain some convenience by relying on this method. “This method is not desirable,” and must have their own methods.
Liu Yangwei further pointed out that if you want to win Hon Hai or let Hon Hai admit defeat, you should ask your opponent to come up with a set of methods of his own, instead of using low prices and low-cost methods in the back, and not training his own people, just use high salaries to dig feet, so that you can quickly enter this market, “this method is very unacceptable.”
