Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Goertek has stopped production of AirPods Pro 2, leaving just one supplier producing the complex devices.
After reporting back in 2019 that Goertek and Luxshare would be joint suppliers for the AirPods range, Kuo now says that Goertek has had to stop. The company has announced that it has suspended production on an audio device, though it has not confirmed which.
“To fill the production gap, Luxshare ICT, the first supplier, has expanded production and obtained all orders for AirPods Pro 2,” says Kuo, “becoming the exclusive assembler of AirPods Pro 2.”
“It is unclear when Goertek will resume production of AirPods Pro 2,” he continues, “and whether the impact of this incident will extend to Goertek’s next-year Apple orders or other Apple product orders.”