I was using the Chinese dictionary app Pleco on my iPhone to to look up unfamiliar Chinese characters. And drawing a fish to invite a colleague to lunch, well that’s just weird, and not terribly convincing as a first stab at explaining why this feature is killer. Sending your heartbeat to a potential mate definitely has cringe potential. It wasn’t clear to many whether this is a stroke of genius, a gimmick, or just creepy. Kevin Lynch’s unveiling of this new communications mode during the keynote seemed to puzzle attendees, and Twitter. Jonny Ive even gave the app its own dedicated second button, which seems uncharacteristically profligate of Apple, button-wise. The future of humanity will therefore not be made in China, as the Communist nation isn’t invited to the EV revolution.Apple itself seems to believe that its killer app is the “Digital Touch”-based messaging feature, which lets you tap, sketch and heartbeat your way into the affections of other Apple Watch wearers. This is why no one including Apple and Foxconn wants to invest in the Chinese EV industry. China has started phasing out Tesla and is using heavily subsidised local manufacturers to exclude foreign players. Tesla CEO Elon Musk learnt it the hard way when Beijing started generously funding Xpeng Motors, a Chinese Electric Vehicle (EV) maker, touted as China’s challenger to Tesla. Moreover, China is not really a reliable partner in the EV sector. An EV venture in a country with a severe power crisis may not be such a good idea. Apple is also said to be slashing the production of iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by as many as 10 million units as its suppliers fail to secure enough components. Last month, some Apple suppliers had to suspend operations in China due to a power crunch. Last month, the Chinese Supreme Court allowed consumers to sue Apple for alleged abuse of market power.Īnd then the ongoing power crisis makes industrial activity in China difficult. The hostile business environment in China and President Xi Jinping’s vindictive campaigns against tech giants is the reason why Apple and Foxconn don’t seem too excited to invest in China.Īpple has been at the receiving end of enhanced scrutiny by Beijing that threatens to dismantle the ‘closed platform’ character of Apple’s AppStore that allows the American company to control applications, content, and/or media, and restrict access to unapproved applicants or content. Now, their reluctance to get involved in China for the upcoming EV projects may as well derail China’s EV ambitions.
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Speaking about how advancement in software and semiconductor technology positioned Taiwan as a prospective leader in the EV industry, Young-way said, “These are the advantages that Taiwan has cultivated for many years and is best at.” Why are Apple and Foxconn not interested in China?Īpple and Foxconn are expected to be an integral part of the global EV revolution. By between 20, Foxconn plans to provide components or services for 10 per cent of the electric automobiles in the world. It wants to use these inherent advantages for dominating the supply and services in the global EVs market. Foxconn will invest with domestic partners to build and operate local factories in the host country and then sell the output to local consumers.įoxconn’s EV ambitions are running at a fast pace and the company has already finalised deals with American startup Fisker Inc and Thailand’s energy group PTT PCL.įoxconn is presently functioning as a contract electronics maker and enjoys a technological edge in software and semiconductor technology. Young-way said that his company would be using what it describes as the BOL model, that is, Build, Operate, and Localise.
He suggested that the timeline would be Europe first, then India and Latin America.įoxconn’s plans go in line with Prime Minister Modi’s ‘ Make in India’ initiative.
Young-way also said that Foxconn’s plans include “indirectly” cooperating with German automakers. Liu Young-way, Chairman of Taiwanese tech major Foxconn has revealed plans to produce electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe, India, and Latin America. Foxconn to produce EVs in India, Europe, and Latin America
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