Apple Raises USA Commitment to $600 Billion, but iPhone Final Assembly Stays Overseas

Apple announced on August 6, 2025, that it would raise its planned USA investment to $600 billion over four years and launch a program to bring more of its supply chain to the USA. CEO Tim Cook said final assembly of the iPhone would remain overseas “for a while.”

What Apple announced

Apple’s new supplier program adds $100 billion to its earlier pledge. Its first partners include Corning, Coherent, GlobalWafers America, Applied Materials, Texas Instruments, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, Amkor and Broadcom. Key points from Apple’s announcement:

• Corning will expand production in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, so that every iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide uses cover glass made in Kentucky.
• Coherent will make the lasers for Face ID in Sherman, Texas.
• Apple said its USA silicon supply chain is on track to produce more than 19 billion chips for its products in 2025.
• It builds on a July deal to buy rare earth magnets from MP Materials in Texas.

At the White House, Cook gave President Trump a glass plaque made by Corning on a 24-karat gold base, engraved “Made in USA.” CNBC reported that Cook did not announce the USA-assembled iPhone Trump has asked for.

“The final assembly that you focus on, that will be elsewhere for a while.”

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, in the Oval Office, as reported by CNBC

CNBC also noted that some of the partnerships are long-standing. Morgan Stanley analysts said Corning already makes 100% of the cover glass for Apple’s phones and tablets.

Why it matters for Made in USA

Apple’s plan focuses on components, not final assembly. That is the opposite of the usual gap, where products are assembled in the USA from imported parts. Both show the same thing: in electronics, origin is spread across many countries.

For labeling, components alone do not make a product Made in USA. An iPhone assembled abroad would carry its assembly country of origin, even with USA-made glass and chips. Companies can still truthfully promote specific USA-made components, as long as the claim clearly applies to the part and not the whole product.

FAQ

How much is Apple investing in the USA?

Apple said $600 billion over four years, including a new $100 billion commitment announced August 6, 2025.

Will iPhones be assembled in the USA?

Not soon. Tim Cook said final assembly “will be elsewhere for a while.”

Which iPhone parts are made in the USA?

Apple cited cover glass from Corning in Kentucky, Face ID lasers from Coherent in Texas and chips from several USA fabs.