Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027


TAIPEI -- Google has told suppliers it plans to have all of its Pixel smartphones, watches and wireless earbuds produced outside of China starting next year amid ongoing Washington-Beijing tensions, Nikkei Asia has learned.

Google has been aggressively expanding capacity in Vietnam and India to lower its dependency on China in recent years, though a significant portion of its production remains in the country. The successful development and production of high-end Pixel phones in Vietnam this year -- which is more complicated than smartwatches and earbuds -- gave Google the confidence to proceed with the 2027 timeline for moving all Pixel production out of China, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.