>The interesting bit is where GoPro will get the cameras for the US market produced.
I'd guess Thailand or Japan. I clear international freight through customs for my primary income and see a lot of finished cameras, and even just CMOS, with the most common countries being China, Japan (e.g. Canon) and Thailand (e.g Nikon). A lot of complete digital still image AND video cameras come out of Japan and Thailand actually.
Japan has a much higher manufacturing cost (it defeat the purpose of GoPro's move of evading tariff to reduce manufacturing cost.)
Thailand, on the other hand, has a mature digital imaging electronics manufacturing industry. Some of the lower end SONY digital cameras/electronics have been made in Thailand / Malaysia too.
Interesting, because I was guess Mexico or maybe Foxconn in Brazil, but I guess it makes more sense with a country that already have camera production facilities.
I'd guess Thailand or Japan. I clear international freight through customs for my primary income and see a lot of finished cameras, and even just CMOS, with the most common countries being China, Japan (e.g. Canon) and Thailand (e.g Nikon). A lot of complete digital still image AND video cameras come out of Japan and Thailand actually.