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The rumors that Apple is going to make a car have never stopped. After all, as a new outlet of the times, there is no reason for them to be absent.
It has been reported before that Apple is likely to entrust long-term iPhone assembly partner Hon Hai (Foxconn parent company) with car production, and the launch of the Apple car will still be in 2025 or even the end of 2024, although the actual market and start The timing of mass production may differ from the launch date.
It is mentioned in the revelations,Apple will not launch a mass-market electric car, and its electric car will be positioned in the high-end market of $100,000 (about 660,000 yuan) and above, competing with Tesla’s Model S instead of the Model 3.
From this point of view, the positioning of Apple Cars will be higher than that of traditional luxury car BBA brands, and it is expected to be close to brands such as Porsche, and Apple Cars will pay more attention to the ability to experience intelligent technology and autonomous driving.
In response to reports that Hon Hai is expected to be Apple’s OEM car, Hon Hai Chairman Liu Yangwei said that Hon Hai has never commented on a single customer or product. Liu Yangwei said that Hon Hai has contacts, including existing large car factories or new car factories.
He said that the automobile manufacturing process is very complicated, and it depends on the customer’s product design and the requirements for the manufacturing process. For the products that customers are still thinking about, it is difficult to answer whether Hon Hai can complete it.
