Apple says it will make the new Mac Pro in Texas

Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook and chief design officer Jony Ive look at the new Mac Pro on June 03, 2019. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple will continue manufacturing the Mac Pro in Austin, Texas, the company announced on Monday. Media reports had suggested that the new Mac Pro, which was announced in June, might be manufactured in China. The Mac Pro has been assembled in Austin since 2013, while most other Apple products are made in China.

Apple credited the federal government with helping make the announcement possible. "The US manufacturing of Mac Pro is made possible following a federal product exclusion Apple is receiving for certain necessary components," Apple said in its announcement.

Apple doesn't say so specifically, but other news outlets are reporting that this refers to Apple getting a break on tariffs on Chinese-made components. In recent months, the Trump administration has been slapping hefty across-the-board tariffs on Chinese-made goods as part of President Trump's ongoing trade war with China.

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