Companies that have announced plans to bring production back to the United States—such as Apple, Motorola, Lenovo, and GE—do so for a variety of reasons, but the idea is to manufacture products closer to the end customer. If the market is in North America, China may not be the best location.
GE found this out firsthand. Some products were best made closer to the U.S. market. The first product to be manufactured in the U.S. again was the GeoSpring water heater, part of a larger change involving lean, new product design and cost saving features.