However, the tariffs and economic wars that we are living, have made Apple, as well as other companies, consider analyzing whether it would be viable, despite losing money, bringing companies to the United States, and manufacturing everything directly in the country.
Moving Apple factories to the United States is impossible
Dan Iives of Wedbush Securities, a very important analyst, would have calculated that, transfer only the 10% of the Apple supply chain from Asia to the United States would require three years and an investment of 30,000 million dollarswhich would cause very important losses, as well as delays in the production of all devices.
This makes it unfeasible that, today, Apple considers a change of country, because we talk about a very high cost, in a very long time, and also only 10% of its supply chain, that is, that after all this, they would still be producing 90% abroad, which would not have a significant change in favor, with respect to tariffs or other taxes that force them to it.
It is possible that, these types of issues, are those that have made Trump backwards, and be giving a margin to these types of technological companies, since he knows that they are part of the wealth of their country, and cannot load them in this abrupt way.
Anyway, it is clear that Apple can't produce in your own countryat least not in a mandatory way, and that in that case to consider it, it must be in the future, for new factories, but not moving those that currently operate for them in other places.
This joins, in turn, to labor, and that is not only more expensive in the United States, but the experience in this type of chain is something fundamental, and finding qualified people is difficult, since in Asia, for example, they are much more accustomed, and in this aspect, they are not only cheaper, but more efficient and with better workers.
In summary, There will not be an iPhone produced completely in the United Statesat least in the next decade, being a very slow process of change, and that, to complete 100%, will require an investment of thousands, something that although Apple has, does not want to invest in this obligatory way.
And you, do you consider that each country should produce its complete products, or are you in favor of being used to use more components and labor from another place for it, without extra taxes? Leave us a comment with your opinion and how you think this will end, since it could mean an increase in the price of Apple devices and other technology companies.
