US EditionTrump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India: ‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’
- President Donald Trump urged Apple CEO Tim Cook on March 6, 2019, in Washington, DC, to stop expanding iPhone production in India and focus on manufacturing in the United States.
- Trump’s demand arose because Apple plans to shift most iPhones sold in the US to be manufactured in India, reflecting a broader move away from China amid US-China trade tensions.
- Apple’s iPhone production in India grew nearly 60% to $22 billion for the fiscal year ending March, with most assembly at Foxconn’s southern India factory and Tata Group as a key partner.
- Trump told Tim that despite treating him well, he did not want him to expand operations in India, as the country can manage on its own; instead, he urged him to focus on investing and building within the United States.
- This dispute highlights tensions between US goals to increase domestic manufacturing and Apple’s strategy to diversify supply chains away from China by importing iPhones from India.
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Trump Says He Has a 'Little Problem' With Apple's CEO
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Trump Has "Little Problem" with Apple Boss Cook
US President Donald Trump increases the pressure on Apple CEO Tim Cook to build more devices in the US instead of India. "I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday," Trump said at a performance in Qatar. "Tim, you're my friend, I treated you very well," he said to the Apple boss. However, although Cook announced investment of $500 billion in the US, he has devices "produced throughout India." He doesn't want Apple to build in India – except…
Trump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India: ‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company’s moves to diversify production away from China.
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