Sony’s camera production: separate from China for Japan, the US, and Europe!
-Transferred from China to a factory in Thailand-
Sony:
“Production of cameras sold in Japan, the United States, and Europe” was transferred from China to a factory in Thailand.
Transferred to Thailand factory:
In principle, factories in China only make products for China.
Supply chain risk:
“Intensification of the US-China conflict” and “city blockade due to the zero corona policy” occurred.
Global supply chain risks are rising in China.
Companies are gearing up to avoid supply chain malfunctions.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC261A90W2A221C2000000/
La production d’appareils photo de Sony : séparée de la Chine pour le Japon, les États-Unis et l’Europe !
-Transféré de Chine vers une usine en Thaïlande-
Sony :
“La production d’appareils photo vendus au Japon, aux États-Unis et en Europe” a été transférée de Chine vers une usine en Thaïlande.
Transféré à l’usine de Thaïlande :
En principe, les usines en Chine ne fabriquent que des produits pour la Chine.
Risque de la chaîne d’approvisionnement :
“L’intensification du conflit américano-chinois” et “le blocus de la ville en raison de la politique zéro corona” se sont produits.
Les risques liés à la chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale augmentent en Chine.
Les entreprises se préparent à éviter les dysfonctionnements de la chaîne d’approvisionnement.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Kameraproduktion von Sony: getrennt von China für Japan, die USA und Europa!
-Von China zu einer Fabrik in Thailand transferiert-
Sony:
Die „Produktion von in Japan, den Vereinigten Staaten und Europa verkauften Kameras“ wurde von China in eine Fabrik in Thailand verlagert.
Übertragen in die Fabrik in Thailand:
Fabriken in China stellen grundsätzlich nur Produkte für China her.
Lieferkettenrisiko:
„Verschärfung des US-China-Konflikts“ und „Städteblockade wegen der Null-Corona-Politik“ aufgetreten.
Die globalen Lieferkettenrisiken in China nehmen zu.
Unternehmen rüsten sich, um Störungen in der Lieferkette zu vermeiden.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Sony separates production of cameras for China and non-China markets
– Nikkei Asia TOKYO –
Sony Group has transferred production of cameras sold in the Japanese, U.S. and European markets to Thailand from China,
part of growing efforts by manufacturers to protect supply chains by reducing their Chinese dependence.
Sony’s plant in China
will in principle produce cameras for the domestic market.
Until now,
Sony cameras were exported from China and Thailand.
The site will retain some production facilities to be brought back online in emergencies.
After tensions heightened between Washington and Beijing,
Sony first shifted manufacturing of cameras bound for the U.S.
The transfer of the production facilities for Japan- and Europe-bound cameras was completed at the end of last year.
Sony offers the Alpha line of high-end mirrorless cameras.
The company sold roughly 2.11 million units globally in 2022, according to Euromonitor.
Of those,
China accounted for 150,000 units,
with the rest, or 90%, sold elsewhere, meaning the bulk of Sony’s Chinese production has been shifted to Thailand.
On the production shift,
Sony said it “continues to focus on the Chinese market and has no plans of exiting from China.”
Sony will continue making
other products, such as TVs, game consoles and camera lenses, in China for export to other countries.
The manufacturing sector
has been working to address a heavy reliance on Chinese production following supply chain disruptions caused by Beijing’s zero-COVID policy.
Canon in 2022 closed
part of its camera production in China, shifting it back to Japan.
Daikin Industries plans
to establish a supply chain to make air conditioners without having to rely on Chinese-made parts within fiscal 2023.
Sony ranks second in global market share for cameras, following Canon.
Its camera-related sales
totaled 414.8 billion yen ($3.2 billion) in fiscal 2021, about 20% of its electronics business.
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