New Mac Pro has 'Product of Thailand' label, but is assembled in US
FCC filings have revealed that the required labelling on the new 2023 Mac Pro includes the phrase, "Product of Thailand," alongside the regular "Designed by Apple in California."
FCC filings have revealed that the required labelling on the new 2023 Mac Pro includes the phrase, "Product of Thailand," alongside the regular "Designed by Apple in California."
As part of working to stem its over-reliance on China, Apple is reportedly in discussions with three suppliers in Thailand about making the MacBook Pro — and has already been making the Apple Watch there.
Apple's efforts to shift production out of China will focus on shifting more global iPhone orders to India and MacBook manufacturing to Thailand, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.
Ahead of a grand opening later this week, Apple on Tuesday offered an early look at Apple Central World, the company's second and largest retail outlet in Thailand.
Apple's second retail store in Bangkok, Thailand, Apple Central World, is set to open on July 25.
Continuing his international tour, Tim Cook has landed in Thailand, taking in the sights of the Chao Phraya River and Wat Arun, as well as visiting schoolchildren learning from Apple's Everyone, Can Create curriculum, and speaking to WWDC scholarship winners.
Mac buyers can now get AppleCare coverage in several more markets, two of the biggest additions being Spain and China.
The first Apple Store opening in Thailand has seemingly been confirmed as images of the ICONSIAM construction site make their way online, clearly revealing the company's trademark fruit-shaped logo prominently displayed on the building's glass facade.
In a video that went viral in Thailand this week, a man punched a female Apple salesperson in the face, following a dispute over a faulty Face ID scanner.
Apple has partnered with Lazada, owned by Alibaba, to bring official online sales of its products to several southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Apple has started hiring for a store in Bangkok, its first in Thailand, adding to a group of upcoming international expansions.
Apple on Friday confirmed more international launch dates for the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2, making the announcements through its local websites and third-party vendors.
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