Apple’s flagship iPhones will no longer be exclusively made in China, insiders claim, as the company looks to bypass the potential impact of President Trump’s
Apple’s flagship iPhones will no longer be exclusively made in China, insiders claim, as the company looks to bypass the potential impact of President Trump’s trade war with the country. The increasingly complex series of tariffs has seen certain products in Apple’s range threatened with a 10-percent import penalty, as the US government attempts to force China into negotiations.
It’s a challenge which has already impacted a number of US companies. Solar cell imports have been disrupted, and Ford opted to axe US sales plans of a Chinese-made crossover, the Focus Active, rather than see its price inflate from the unexpected charges.
Now, it seems, Apple and its manufacturing partners are looking to hedge the impact, at least as much as possible. Currently, the iPhone X range – including the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR – is manufactured in China.
