Below is a list of companies and entities that have pledged investments in U.S. manufacturing and development since President Donald Trump’s most recent term began in January 2025.
Nvidia
Investment: Hundreds of billions of dollars over the next four years.
Details: Announced on March 21, 2025, Nvidia pledged significant investment in its U.S.-based manufacturing operations, focusing on chipmaking to support the AI industry.
Source: White House announcement.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Investment: $100 billion.
Details: Announced on March 4, 2025, TSMC committed to building five new chip fabrication facilities in Arizona, adding to its previous $65 billion investment, totaling $165 billion. Expected to create thousands of high-paying jobs.
Source: White House and multiple news outlets.
Apple
Investment: $500 billion.
Details: Announced early in Trump’s term (specific date varies by source, around March 2025), this investment includes creating 20,000 new U.S.-based jobs, with a focus on silicon engineering, AI, and machine learning. Includes doubling its Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $5 billion to $10 billion.
Source: White House and various reports.
Eli Lilly and Company
Investment: $27 billion.
Details: Announced on March 21, 2025, this investment bolsters U.S.-based pharmaceutical manufacturing, adding to a total of over $50 billion since 2020.
Source: White House announcement.
GE Aerospace
Investment: $1 billion.
Details: Announced on March 21, 2025, this investment spans manufacturing operations across 16 states, creating 5,000 new jobs.
Source: White House announcement.
Stellantis
Investment: $5 billion.
Details: Announced in March 2025, Stellantis pledged to reopen its Belvidere, Illinois, assembly plant (1,500 jobs) and improve its U.S. manufacturing network, including facilities in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana. Also plans to build the next-generation Dodge Durango in Detroit.
Source: White House and industry reports.
SoftBank (with OpenAI and Oracle)
Investment: $100 billion (standalone) and $500 billion (collaborative "Stargate" project).
Details: SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son announced a $100 billion investment on March 18, 2025, aiming to create 100,000 AI-focused jobs. Additionally, a $500 billion "Stargate" AI infrastructure project with OpenAI and Oracle was unveiled in January 2025.
Source: White House and news reports.
Johnson & Johnson
Investment: $55 billion over four years.
Details: Announced on March 21, 2025, this includes manufacturing, R&D, and technology investments, with a new biologics facility in Wilson, North Carolina.
Source: Newsweek and White House.
Hyundai Motor
Investment: $20 billion.
Details: Plans to localize production in the U.S., announced in March 2025, as part of a broader shift from foreign manufacturing.
Source: Posts on X and industry reports.
CMA CGM
Investment: $20 billion.
Details: Announced in March 2025, this shipping giant committed to U.S. shipping and logistics, creating 10,000 jobs.
Source: White House announcement.
DAMAC Properties
Investment: $20 billion.
Details: Announced in January 2025, this investment focuses on building U.S.-based data centers.
Source: White House and Daily Signal.
Clarios
Investment: $6 billion.
Details: Announced in March 2025, this Wisconsin-based company plans to expand its U.S. manufacturing for low-voltage energy storage.
Source: White House announcement.
Merck
Investment: $8 billion over several years.
Details: Announced in March 2025, following the opening of a $1 billion facility in North Carolina, with further investments planned.
Source: White House announcement.
GE Vernova
Investment: $600 million over two years.
Details: Announced in March 2025, this investment in U.S.-based factories will create over 1,500 jobs.
Source: White House announcement.
Diageo North America
Investment: $415 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, for a new manufacturing facility in Alabama.
Source: White House announcement.
Eaton
Investment: $340 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, for a new South Carolina-based manufacturing facility for three-phase transformers.
Source: White House announcement.
Siemens
Investment: $285 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, for U.S. electrical product manufacturing, creating over 900 skilled jobs.
Source: White House announcement.
ABB (Switzerland-based)
Investment: $120 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, to expand production of low-voltage electrification products in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Source: White House announcement.
Saica Group (Spain-based)
Investment: $110 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, for a new corrugated packaging manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana.
Source: White House announcement.
Saint Gobain Ceramics
Investment: $40 million.
Details: Announced in March 2025, for a new NorPro manufacturing facility in Wheatfield, New York.
Source: White House announcement.
Nissan
Investment: Not specified (considering production shift).
Details: In March 2025, Nissan indicated it might move production from Mexico to the U.S. in response to Trump’s tariffs.
Source: Industry reports.
Honda
Investment: Not specified (production commitment).
Details: Expected to produce its next-generation Civic hybrid model in Indiana, announced in March 2025.
Source: Industry reports.
Foreign Government Pledges:
Saudi Arabia
Investment: $600 billion over four years.
Details: Announced in March 2025, as part of broader economic commitments.
Source: White House and Daily Signal.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Investment: $1.4 trillion over ten years.
Details: Announced in March 2025, sustaining investments in AI, semiconductors, energy, and manufacturing.
Source: Newsweek and Reuters.
Taiwan
Investment: Not specified (pledge to boost investment).
Details: Announced in March 2025, to increase U.S.-based investments, likely tied to TSMC’s efforts.
Source: White House announcement.
Total Investment: Estimates suggest over $3 trillion in combined pledges, though exact figures vary by source and some commitments are multi-year or conditional.
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