Apple pledged Monday to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years. This stands as the company’s largest-ever spending commitment to a market.
Under this investment, Apple will expand its U.S. manufacturing efforts.
Apple goes big with its U.S. investment plans
Apple’s move to invest a historic $500 billion in the United States over the next four years comes amid mounting tariff threats from President Donald Trump. As part of the investment, Apple says will work with its partners to open an advanced manufacturing facility in Houston. They will build Private Cloud Compute servers that power Apple Intelligence. The 250,000 square foot facility will open in 2026 and create thousands of jobs, Apple says.
Additionally, Apple will double its U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Fund, increasing it from $5 billion to $10 billion. As part of this, Apple will work with its longtime chipmaking partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to produce advanced silicon in TSMC’s Arizona facility. Apple also plans to build an academy in Michigan for training “the next generation of U.S. manufacturers.”
The $500 billion figure includes production for Apple TV+ content.
“We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we’re proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country’s future,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a press release. “From doubling our Advanced Manufacturing Fund, to building advanced technology in Texas, we’re thrilled to expand our support for American manufacturing. And we’ll keep working with people and companies across this country to help write an extraordinary new chapter in the history of American innovation.”
Investment to create more than 20,000 U.S. jobs
Apple expects to hire 20,000 employees in the United States over the next four years, primarily in areas like R&D, silicon engineering, software development, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Further, Apple will continue to expand the capacity of its data centers in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.
Apple will open an Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, which will help companies shift to advanced manufacturing, relying on AI and other advancements.
Some of the investment efforts Apple announced Monday are not new. Still, it’s evident the company is making this pledge to please Trump and avoid his tariff threats.
Rajesh has been closely following and writing about the latest happenings in the world of mobile for nearly a decade now. While he prefers Android, he does not deny the superiority of Apple’s products and ecosystem.
