Sources say HP plans to move some PC production to Thailand and set up a backup design center in Singapore

1. According to news from this website on August 7, Nikkei Asia reported that HP plans to transfer some personal computer (PC) production. The main destination for this transfer is Thailand and it will be in Set up a backup design center in Singapore .

According to previous reports on this site, the TechInsights report showed that HP notebook computers shipped 10.7 million units in the second quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 1%, with a market share of 22%, ranking second.
2. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, at least five HP suppliers are building new manufacturing plants or warehousing centers in Thailand, and two of them have been increasing production capacity at HP's request since the beginning of this year.
3. An executive at a parts supplier said: “We were worried that we wouldn’t have enough orders to fully utilize our Thailand factory, but since the beginning of this year, we have received requests from HP for more parts to be manufactured locally, and we have Business in Thailand is very busy right now. Sources said HP is hiring about two hundred electrical and mechanical engineers and supply chain experts in Singapore to build an alternative design center that will be responsible for new product development and work with them. Supply chains stay connected.

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