It already looked like Foxconn could to build a factory in the US, which would serve as one of the main assembly plants for iPhones. At least that's what it seemed like in recent weeks, as it turned out that Foxconn eventis really considering quality and exploring possibilities. However, all speculation is now at an end.onec, as the director of Foxconn expressed the opinion that building a factory in the USA is very unlikely, mainly for two reasons.
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Following the election of Donald Trump as US President, Apple contacted Foxconn and Pegatron to see if it would be possible to move some of the production from China to the US - especially due to concerns about the tariffs that Trump wants to impose on imported goods from China. Pegatron took a negative stance on this challenge right away, Foxconn, on the other hand, examined the offer. Today, however, Foxconn's director said in an interview with Chinese media that the construction of a new factory in the US is almost impossible.
According to the director, it is not entirely clear that this move would be visible in practice, as he does not think that they would be prepared in the US for the huge costs that it would entail. In addition, he is also not sure that they would be guaranteed by the US the benefits that have been discussed in recent weeks. Another problem is said to be the fact that there is not enough qualified labor in the US, as well as the absence of any supply chain. So everything would have to be imported from Asia and that wouldn't make much sense.
Source: 9to5mac
And they needed several weeks for that? I already mentioned these reasons at the beginning...