Foxconn may debut it's own iCar and halts EV project with Byton
日前，一组疑似富士康打造的首款车型谍照曝光，据悉新车将于10月18日亮相，同时还会有其他两款车也在当日亮相。新车车头写有“FOXTRON”字样，可能为富士康造车的品牌名称。
Sept 16th - Recently, a few spy photos of the first model suspected to be built by Apple supplier Foxconn's were exposed in a few local medias. It is reported that the new car will debut on October 18, 2021, and two other models to be lauched on the same day. The logo "foxtron" was seen on the front of the car, which may be the brand name of Foxconn' EV.
Foxconn's plans to build factories in the United States and Thailand to assemble entire vehicles in 2023 are intact, according to Nikkei.
Foxconn's electric vehicle project with Byton has been put on hold due to the Chinese startup's worsening financial situation, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday , citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter.
"The project is not officially terminated yet, but it is very challenging to proceed at this moment," one of the sources told Nikkei Asia.
Foxconn said in January that the Apple assembler and the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone had agreed to start building electric sport-utility vehicles in 2022 for Byton.
A few Foxconn employees are still stationed at Byton's factory, another source said, but "they are wrapping things up and preparing for the end when it becomes necessary."
Some higher-level talent involved in the project has even left Foxconn, the report added.
Foxconn declined to comment, while Byton did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reuters, local medias
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