Taiwan’s Foxconn reveals more electric car prototypes
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn unveiled two more electric vehicle prototypes on Tuesday, including a pickup truck, as it said commercial production of two more designs would begin later this year. .
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has played a key role in assembling devices for a range of top international brands including Apple’s iPhone.
The company has moved to diversify beyond electronics assembly and embraced the competitive but rapidly expanding electric vehicle business, launching three concept cars last year.
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu introduced two more prototypes at Tuesday’s media event in Taipei – a sports hatchback dubbed the Model B and a pickup truck, the Model V.
He also announced that commercial production will begin later this year on the group’s previously launched electric bus and a family sports utility. transport.
“Foxconn has cut design time in half and development costs by a third in getting an EV from concept to production-ready,” Liu said.
Foxconn intends to do with tram what it did for utilities — be a proper contract builder.
Its strategy is to create cars for customers rather than sell them under its own name, using prototypes as a guide.
Liu said one of its customers, Taiwanese carmaker Luxgen, received 15,000 customer pre-orders in less than two days for the N7 car, which is based on the Foxconn Model C launched last year. last.
Foxconn has also begun building electric vehicles for Lordstown Motors after completing the acquisition of a former General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio in May.
This month, they signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based INDIEV Inc to build the first INDI One prototype EV at its Ohio facility.
Its partners also include Fisker, one of the US-based automotive electronics startups that hopes to one day challenge Tesla’s supremacy.
Fisker recently reconfirmed plans for Foxconn to build its upcoming Fisker Pear at its Ohio plant starting in 2024.
It has been widely reported over the years that Apple has a secret automotive electronics project, which Foxconn could be an ideal place to work with based on its existing relationship with the based giant. headquarters in California.
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