Apple plans to invest more than $ 500bn (£ 396bn) in the US over the next four years, starting with a new Texas making factory.
Tech giant said to be expected to make 20,000 new jobs at that time, with “most majority” of research roles and artificial research (AI).
It is unclear what size spending is an acceleration of today’s activities in the company. Apple says the value includes everything from spending Apple TV suppliers + products.
The announcement comes days after meeting with Apple Boss Tim Cook President Donald Trump, making additional US corporate investments a priority.
In this announcement, Apple says investment in this “greatest – expenditures of commitment” and expand its support for America’s manufacturing.
“We suffer from the future of american change,” Cook said.
The new 250,000 foot factory in Houston, Texas, sets out to create servers “used to support the AI Apple’s AI system, the company said.
Added to the iPhone Moper it can be opened by 2026 and make “thousands” jobs.
Apple also increases its data capacity in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona for the first term of caution, which comes from $ 5bn.
Trump previewed the announcement last week, claiming it was a response to his trading policies, including Tarko.
On Monday, the President thanked the news of social media, who told the reason for investing was “faith in what we did, if they did not invest in ten cents”.
Trump said he wanted to find many companies that make their products in the US, threatening to develop the tariffs in a bidding of domestic manufacturing.
Last month, he executed a new 10% border tax on all imports from China, where Apple has an important presence of manufacturing.
He also suggests Tarko on products made in many other countries, including neighboring countries of Mexico and Canada.
The Dan Ivest, Wedbush Security analyst, said the announcement is a “strategic step” to differentiate companies’ manufacture operations “.
“Cook continues to prove he is 10% politician and 90% CEO,” he wrote a note.
Apple announced initiatives said on Monday not to indicate a large transfer of companies’ manufacturing plans for China, which areas in question are not a focus of activities there.