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Apple is bringing Mac mini production home to Texas
Apple will begin limited Mac mini assembly in the United States to meet local demand, expanding its manufacturing footprint beyond Asia.
(via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Apple is bringing Mac mini production home to Texas
By Rajesh Pandey • 10:03 pm, February 23, 2026
[Mac mini M4 pictured from above, with various things plugged into the back.]
"Made in the USA" Mac minis are coming soon!
Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
Apple will start assembling Mac mini in the United States later this year. Foxconn will build the tiny desktop computers at its facility in Houston, Texas.
The assembled units will primarily serve local demand, which surged recently due to interest in agentic AI OpenClaw. (For more info, see: How OpenClaw turns your Mac into an action-based AI agent.)
Made in USA Mac mini coming later in 2026
Apple mainly assembles its products, including iPhones and Macs, in China, India, Vietnam and Malaysia. Currently, the company primarily builds Mac minis in Vietnam and China.
Despite the United States being one of Apple’s largest markets, the company has historically avoided large-scale domestic assembly due to higher labor and operational costs.
Apple COO Sabih Khan confirmed plans to assemble the Mac mini in the United States in an interview published Monday by The Wall Street Journal. The move is a part of Apple’s commitment to invest up to $600 billion in the United States by 2029.
“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 Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, in a press release Tuesday. “We began shipping advanced AI servers from Houston ahead of schedule, and we’re excited to accelerate that work even further.”
As part of its commitment to U.S. manufacturing, the company also promised to make 100% of the cover glass for iPhones and Apple Watch in its home country. Longtime Apple partner Corning is building the world’s largest smartphone glass production line at a facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, to achieve this.
As part of our $600B commitment, Mac mini will be produced in the US for the first time later this year!
We're accelerating our progress even further— producing more AI servers and opening an all-new Apple Advanced Manufacturing Center for hands-on training. pic.twitter.com/NO5DeZvPwP
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 24, 2026
Not a full-scale manufacturing effort
Local production of the Mac mini won’t dramatically alter Apple’s global supply chain footprint. However, it does signal a continued effort to diversify manufacturing and reduce overreliance on a single region. That said, the Mac mini remains a relatively niche product within the Mac lineup. It accounts for a smaller share of overall shipments than the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
This will not be Apple’s first attempt at U.S. production. It began assembling the Mac Pro in Austin, Texas, in 2019, though that effort remained relatively limited in scale. The upcoming Mac mini assembly appears to follow a similar model, focusing on select configurations rather than a full manufacturing shift.
The move should help Apple offset tariff pressures, which could, in turn, ease the impact of higher labor and operational costs tied to U.S.-based assembly.
Rajesh has been writing about consumer technology for over a decade, with a strong focus on iPhones, Macs and Apple’s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software updates, hardware changes, and discovering new Mac apps that make work faster and more enjoyable.
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