Manufacturers are increasing their efforts to lessen their reliance on China in order to safeguard supply chains.
The cameras sold in Japan, the United States, and Europe will now be made in Thailand, according to Sony Group’s announcement. Manufacturers are increasing their efforts to lessen their reliance on China in order to safeguard supply chains.

Sony cameras had been exported from Thailand and China up until this point.

Sony stated in a statement that it will continue to concentrate on the Chinese market and does not intend to leave China. In addition, the company stated that it will continue to produce camera lenses, game consoles, and televisions in China for export.

According to a Euromonitor report, Sony Group is expected to sell approximately 2.11 million Alpha series mirrorless cameras worldwide in 2022. One hundred thousand of these were sold in China, with the remaining ones going elsewhere.

According to Nikkei Asia, this indicated that production had moved to Thailand from China.

The supply chains were disrupted as a result of China’s zero-COVID policy, and the manufacturing industry has been working for some time to address the issue of heavily relying on Chinese production.

Canon relocated a portion of its camera production from China to Japan in 2022. Daikin Industries also wanted to establish a supply chain by fiscal 2023 that would make it possible to produce air conditioners without using components made in China.