Amidst the daily threats issued by US President Donald Trump of hitting India with high trade tariffs for this reason or that, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that most of the new iPhones being sold in the United States of America at present are assembled in India.
Cook recently announced strong third quarter (ended June 28, 2025) results for Apple. A media release said: “The Company posted quarterly revenue of $94.0 billion, up 10 per cent year over year….”
Apple added in the media release dated July 31 that it was “proud to report a June quarter revenue record with double-digit growth in iPhone, Mac and Services and growth around the world, in every geographic segment”.
Apple’s Indian-origin CFO Kevan Parekh said, “Our installed base of active devices also reached a new all-time high across all product categories and geographic segments, thanks to our very high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty.”
Talking about the strong Q3 results in Cupertino, California, the company CEO said that India was now the main source of new iPhones produced for the US market, while iPhones made in China were destined more for non-US regions.
“In terms of the country of origin, it’s the same as I referenced last quarter. There hasn’t been a change to that, which is the vast majority of the iPhone[s] sold in the US or the majority, I should say, have a country of origin of India,” Tim Cook said, following the announcement of the quarterly results.
In May this year, it was reported that Donald Trump was “unhappy” about iPhones being manufactured in India, and that he had spoken to Tim Cook about this.
“I said to him, my friend, I am treating you very good. You are coming up with $500 billion, but now I hear you are building all over India. I don’t want you building in India,” Trump reportedly said in Doha, Qatar, during a business meet.
In response, an Indian government official informally said, “If companies recognise the value of manufacturing in India, they will continue to grow on that path.”
