US EditionTrump Asks Apple to Make Your Next iPhone in the US, Not India
- President Donald Trump publicly urged Apple CEO Tim Cook during a May 2025 trip to Qatar to increase iPhone production in the US rather than India.
- This pressure follows Apple’s strategic shift to move much of its iPhone assembly from China to India to avoid tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
- Earlier this year, Apple revealed a $500 billion initiative to increase production within the United States by constructing new factories and establishing a training center for manufacturing workers across multiple states.
- Trump recounted telling Tim Cook that he had been supportive of him and expressed his displeasure with Apple's plans to manufacture products in India, emphasizing that he preferred the production to remain in the United States.
- Despite Trump’s demands, high US labor costs and complex supply chains suggest it could take a long time before most iPhones are manufactured domestically, and Cook has not publicly responded.
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Apple iPhone Production: Trump Pushes for Production in the USA
Apple is increasingly shifting iPhone production to India, while US President Trump is calling for a return to the US. The focus is on the complexity of production and price issues. Despite investments in the US, China remains a central production location.
Trump Presses Apple to Produce iPhone in America · Global Voices
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has asked Apple's executive director, Tim Cook, to stop the construction of plants in India to manufacture devices destined for the United States, all in order for the technology company to raise its domestic production while reducing its dependence on China. "I had a small problem with Tim Cook yesterday," said the president about his conversation with Apple's CEO in Qatar, where he is on offici…
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