Industry experts say Apple started making iPhones in the U.S. compared to markets like India, it would be $3,000, which is more expensive than the current price of popular smartphones.
Industry experts say that if Apple starts making iPhones in the U.S. compared to India, it would cost $3,000, almost three times the cost per iPhone at the moment, which is three times the cost per iPhone, while responding to President Donald Trump’s claims.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook and asked him to limit Apple’s expansion in India.
Prashant Girbane, Director General of the Maharata Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and Agriculture (MCCIA), responded to the speech of the U.S. President (MCCIA), saying: “A lot of better ideas will prevail in Apple and the U.S. government. They will be aware of the facts. First, if they decide in China, we will pay, and our consumers will pay. That iPhone’s 3,000?”
He noted that 80% of Apple’s manufacturing industry is currently in China, where about 5 million jobs are created. When Apple CEO Tim Cook announced plans to make plans in India, it meant moving some manufacturing from China to India to diversify supply chains.
“Manufacturing and jobs are not transferred from the United States to India, they are transferred from China to India to give them a diversified supply chain, while American companies and consumers are protected from a country’s hegemony and are not very friendly to them in terms of trade,” Girbane added.
He said that although there are a lot of calories now, things will return to normal over time.
“So far, the world and India know that we have to wait a while before we can react to the statements of the U.S. president. As far as Apple is concerned, they have received over $22 billion in Indian iPhones, over the past year.”
He added that Apple has partially moved its manufacturing industry from China to India. “This will be a commercial judgment on whether Apple will start manufacturing. Partly moved from China to India. If Apple moves out of India, it will be a huge loss because tariff restrictions appear globally and change frequently. We firmly believe that because the Telecom Equipment Manufacturing Association will not leave India,” Goyal said.
Jaideep Ghosh, a former partner at KPMG, said that in the fiscal year 2025 ended in March, the iPhone in India was 1.75 crore, compared with 1.2 lakh last year. “The Apple ecosystem is very important to India,” he said.
He also warned that if Apple decides to move out of India for a long time, it will have a significant impact on the Indian market, especially employment. “It’s not easy to start making iPhones in the United States,” he added.
If Apple moves manufacturing from India to the United States or another Western country, it will face higher labor costs, resulting in increased production spending. To remain competitive, Apple may need to lower its profit margins, although the strategic appeal of going close to Western markets makes the transition economically challenging.
(This story has not been edited by DNA staff and published from news agency ANI).
