Apple to shift some Mac Mini production to Houston from Asia, WSJ reports

Apple will move some production of its Mac Mini desktop computer to the U.S. from Asia, with a new manufacturing effort set to begin later this year at a Foxconn facility in north Houston, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.



The plan marks the iPhone maker's most recent U.S. investment, following its commitment announced last August to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.



In May, U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened Apple with a 25% tariff on products manufactured overseas, a sharp reversal from earlier policy when his administration had exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics ​from rounds of tariffs on Chinese imports.



The production for Mac Mini will continue in Asia, its chief operating officer Sabih Khan told WSJ, adding that the facility will ​meet local demand as the U.S. assembly line ramps up.



It was not immediately clear whether Apple plans to scale down production in its ​Asia facilities. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.