Apple Confirms India Plans, To Make More iPhones Here Despite Trump’s Comment

New Delhi: Apple has confirmed that its investment plans in India remain unchanged. Despite a recent comment by former US President Donald Trump urging Apple CEO Tim Cook to reduce production in India and increase it in the US, Apple has reassured Indian government officials of its continued commitment to India as a major manufacturing base.

Government sources revealed that Apple executives were quick to clarify their position after Trump’s remarks. The company emphasized that it plans to keep expanding manufacturing in India, which is already becoming an important production hub for Apple products, especially iPhones.

Currently, 15 per cent of Apple's global iPhone output is made in India. Major Apple suppliers like Foxconn, Tata Electronics, and Pegatron India are actively involved in assembling iPhones. Foxconn has also started producing AirPods in Telangana for export.

In 2024, Apple sold about 75.9 million iPhones in the US. In March 2025 alone, Apple shipped 3.1 million iPhones from India, mostly to the US market. Reports say 97.6 per cent of Apple phones exported from India in March went to the US, likely to avoid possible tariff increases.

Apple CEO Tim Cook had earlier shared that most iPhones sold in the US this quarter would come from India, while those for other markets would mostly be made in China.

India’s Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that iPhones worth ₹1.5 lakh crore were exported from India in FY 2025. The growing Apple ecosystem in India has also created about 2 lakh jobs across various companies.

Although Trump expressed concerns about Apple’s India production and praised India’s low tariffs, Apple’s strategy seems to be balancing both US and India production based on market needs and trade conditions.

Apple will continue to expand manufacturing in India despite Trump’s push for more US production. It confirmed plans to make India a major base, with iPhone exports growing fast and supporting thousands of jobs.

(With PTI Inputs)