Apple seems to be defying him Donald Trump according to the newspaper Wall Street Journal, as it transfers production of its new desktop computer Mac Pro from the United States to China. The newspaper cites sources with knowledge of the subject for its report.
Η This move comes at a time when the Trump administration threatens to impose new duties to cover almost the entire range of imports from China, and is pressuring Apple and other US manufacturers to maintain production lines for their products in the United States if they want to avoid tariffs.
Last week, Apple asked its top suppliers to estimate the impact on the cost of moving 15% -30% of their capacity from China to Southeast Asia, according to a Nikkei report.
China is a key market for Apple, as well as a major manufacturing hub for its devices. Almost 18% of total revenue of the company in the first quarter of 2019 came from China.
The Apple Mac Pro, a $ 6.000 computer used by professionals does not have the expected sales according to the WSJ.
"Like all of our products, the new Mac Pro is designed and manufactured in California and includes components from a variety of countries, including the United States.Said an Apple spokesman. "The final assembly is only part of the construction process."
Apple's decision coincides with the end of tax subsidies it received for the construction of a computer at a factory in Texas. The tech giant has agreed with Quanta Computer to manufacture the computer, and is increasing its production at a factory near Shanghai, according to the report.
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