Apple's new Mac Pro will be assembled in China, not in the US like before

According to The Wall Street Journal's report, the top-of-the-line Mac Pro 2019 model, which was priced at nearly $ 5,000, was officially announced by Apple at WWDC this year, to be assembled in China instead of at a factory. Austin, Texas, USA like other Mac Pro models shipped since 2013. Thus, we will continue to see the familiar 'assembled in China' - just like on the iPhone - instead of 'made in USA' like predecessor Mac Pro products.

This information may not surprise many people because most Apple products are manufactured (processed) in China, or a third country where labor is cheaper than in the United States. States However, Apple's decision came at an extremely sensitive time in bilateral relations between the United States and China due to the effects of the long-running trade war between the two countries.

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Mac Pro 2019 will "assembled in China"

The US side recently imposed a lot of tough measures on China's largest technology group: Huawei. In addition, the administration of President Donald Trump also threatened to tax up to 25% for all technology imports from China. If applied, this policy would have a huge impact on a company that President Trump frequently criticized for not producing products in his home country, and of course Apple.

In the previous releases of the Mac Pro generation, Apple kept repeating that this computer would be assembled in the US, and taken it as a factor to attract users as well as create a competitive advantage. compared to rivals. CEO Tim Cook even stated: 'Apple has been trying for a long time so that the Mac Pro can be produced 100% in the United States, and we are proud of that.'

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However, additional enhancements through the Mac lifecycle require more advanced installation and customization tools, while US outsourcing companies have not been able to guarantee the necessary requirements, resulting in Mac production output. Pro significantly slowed down through each version, creating 'bottlenecks' at times of high demand. Or in case the processing company, even if it meets the necessary requirements, production costs will also be worth it, making it difficult for Apple.

According to information from The Wall Street Journal, the scale of Apple's equipment manufacturing lines in the US has been narrowed significantly in recent times. Texas's Mac Pro factory has almost switched to making products for other companies.

However, Apple seems to have planned for many years to move all 2019 Mac Pro assembly stages to China. Bloomberg reported in 2016 that production cost challenges when products are processed at well-known and well-known factories in the United States have made the leaders of the Apple a lot of times talk about gradually shifting the production of Mac Pro to China or another country with cheaper processing costs like India, while quality and output will still be guaranteed.

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The new Mac Pro will still own a number of components manufactured by the US

Apple said that the new Mac Pro will still own a number of US-made components, and those parts are machined in 30 US states, along with specific vendor-specific costs.

"The final assembly in China is only part of the manufacturing process," said an Apple representative.