By Admin 
iPhone production in India: US President Donald Trump recently gave a surprising statement during the Saudi and Qatar visit, saying that he does not want Apple to expand his production in India. He said that he recently talked about this with Apple CEO Tim Cook, in which he asked him to focus on America instead of Apple’s business expansion in India.
During an event in Doha, Trump said, “Yesterday I had some problems with Tim Cook. I told him that you are my friend, I behave well with you. I came to know that you are going to invest $ 500 billion and now it is heard that you are going to put all these things in India. I don’t want you to make all this in India.” Trump said that India is a high -tariff country, so it is not easy to sell goods in the Indian market.
Why Trump does not want Apple to invest
From now on, the question is arising that why Donald Trump does not want Apple to expand his manufacturing more in India. Actually, the real reason behind this is special. During the US presidential election campaign, Trump promised to bring manufacturing jobs back to his country. His slogan of ‘Make America Great Again’ was given by focusing on increasing the production of goods in the country and generating local jobs.
Apple is now increasing production in India by reducing its dependence on China. In recent years, the company has been working very closely with its partner FixConn, Pagratron and Tata Electronics to increase the production of iPhone in India rapidly. From April of 2024 to March 2025, Apple has created an iPhone of 1.83 lakh crore in India. This is about 60 percent more than last year.
15 percent manufacturing of total production in India
About 15 percent of the total iPhones made by Apple was prepared only in India, which was sent to other markets around the world including America. In March of 2025, 3 million iPhones from India were exported to America. To increase Apple’s production in India, Foxconn has recently invested $ 1.5 billion. In such a situation, more Apple production in India will mean to reduce its risk from tariff stress between America-China.
If President Trump’s suggestion increases its production in America, then it will directly affect his manufacturing cost. Market experts say that after this the price of iPhone will be about 25 percent more due to increasing labor costs. Along with this, a new factory will have to be built in America. This will not only reduce Apple’s profits but will also affect its consumers in both India and America.
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