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Title: Apple to invest another $100 billion into the US to avoid tariffs

Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:15:07 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-to-in...

Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the US, the company
announced on Wednesday. The investment follows President Donald's Trump's
previously announced plans to raise tariffs on India by an additional 25
percent (bringing the total tariff to 50 percent) for purchasing oil from
Russia. Apple relies heavily on manufacturers in India to create the iPhone,
so adding to its already $500 billion investment in the US is likely a way to
avoid being impacted by the tariffs.

"Today, we're proud to increase our investments across the United States to
$600 billion over four years and launch our new American Manufacturing
Program," Apple CEO Tim Cook shared in a statement. "This includes new and
expanded work with 10 companies across America. They produce components that
are used in Apple products sold all over the world, and weΓÇÖre grateful to
the President for his support."

Apple is expanding our US commitment to $600 billion over the next four
years. And our new American Manufacturing Program will bring even more jobs
and advanced manufacturing to the US. pic.twitter.com/6KWkTGJN3O

ΓÇö Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 6, 2025

In a statement to Bloomberg before the announcement, a White House
spokesperson suggested the new investment would "help reshore the production
of critical components to protect AmericaΓÇÖs economic and national
security." The Trump administration has previously called for Apple to make
the iPhone in the US, something CNN reports is difficult to downright
impossible.

In February, Apple said its original $500 billion investment plan would go
towards building Apple Intelligence servers in the US, and that the majority
of the new jobs the funding would provide would be focused on R&D, silicon
engineering, software development and AI and machine learning. As part of
this additional investment, Apple says it's also deepening its relationship
and investment in component makers working in the US, like Corning and Amkor.


Corning produces the glass for iPhones and Apple Watches, and the company
says that "soon, every iPhone and Apple Watch sold around the world will be
built with Kentucky-made cover glass." Apple is investing in Amkor to take
advantage of the company's "advanced chip packaging and test facility in
Arizona."

Apple's current strategy for dealing with Trump is similar to how it handed
the President during his first term. In 2019, Apple CEO Time Cook and Trump
"opened" a Mac Pro factory in Texas. The factory had been up-and-running
since 2013, but the President was pleased by the optics of making a deal.
Apple is a trillion-dollar company that can afford to spend a few billion
avoiding tariffs, but it also likely planned to increase investment in the US
anyway to keep up with competitors like Google and Microsoft. It's entirely
possible the company is just packaging its spending in a way that flatters
the President.

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