Apple to produce Mac Minis in Houston for the first time — US chip sourcing tops 20 billion units

Source: Tom’s Hardware

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Apple announced today that it will begin producing the Mac Mini in Houston, Texas, later this year, marking the first time that the compact desktop has ever been manufactured in the United States.

Production will take place at a new factory on Apple’s existing Houston campus, which already assembles the company’s AI servers and will double the site’s overall footprint. The decision is part of Apple’s $600 billion U.S. manufacturing commitment, announced last year, which came following President Trump’s threats to levy a 25 % tariff on Apple products made overseas.

“Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’re proud to significantly expand our footprint in Houston with the production of Mac mini starting later this year,” said CEO Tim Cook in an Apple Newsroom announcement. The statement also notes that AI server production at the Houston campus had already started ahead of schedule in 2025, with logic boards assembled onsite feeding Apple’s data centers across the country. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, COO Sabih Khan said that Apple “feels more confident” about long‑term Mac Mini demand, describing it as more popular than the Mac Pro.

Apple has a track record of domestic manufacturing. In 2019, Cook toured a Texas facility with President Trump that was presented as a new manufacturing site, though the facility had been producing Apple computers since 2013. However, four years later, in 2023, MacRumors reported that the then‑new Mac Pro featured a “Product of Thailand. Final assembly in the USA” label, which was not seen on previous models, and Apple provided no explanation for the change.