iPhone: American government believes in production in the USA

The American government is convinced that Apple can shift the production of the iPhone to the USA. This was said by the government spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, on Tuesday In front of journalists in Washington. “The president wants to increase the number of jobs in industrial production here in America, but also looks at advanced technologies such as AI and other new fields that grow all over the world.” Here, too, the United States should be a leader, says Leavitt. Iphones also fell underneath, she said on request. “Of course. (The President) believes that we have the workers and the resources to do.”

Government spokeswoman emphasizes Investment

The government spokeswoman once again emphasized the group’s will to invest. “As you know, Apple has invested $ 500 billion in the United States. If Apple did not think that the United States could do it, they would not have put as much money on the table for it.” However, the sum also includes investments that have already been announced, and it is also about suppliers. The money has been stretched over four years. It does not cover more simple activities such as the final assembly of the iPhone, which are currently being done in China and (increasingly) in India.

Apple is one of the companies that are particularly affected by the new Trump-Zöllen, which are now in force. At the top, these now comprise 104 percent, which massively affects supply chains. Apple is supposed to try to produce more in India, but so far only 15 percent of the smartphones are off. Its customs quota is comparatively low at 26 percent, but also not small. Other alternative countries such as Vietnam or Thailand were also occupied with tariffs.

Jobs should come “home”

It is also almost impossible to convince the many front suppliers to move to America who play an important role in the production chain. Apple’s shift from parts of production to India was not easy. Most recently, China had tried to stop the export of machines, and also caused problems with the training and entry.

Above all, such relocations need a lot of time – the Apple simply does not have it due to the high tariffs that apply from now on. US President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to disturb. He wanted the jobs to come “home”, emphasized Leavitt.