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Foxconn built its reputation assembling iPhones and now makes servers for Nvidia’s AI chips. Its next target is cars. Japanese carmakers such as Mitsubishi Motors are starting to test the model. In an exclusive interview at Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei, Sachiko Aoki, who spent 35 years at Nissan before joining Foxconn, shows three new EVs and explains the pitch: unlike the iPhone, which Apple designs, these cars would be designed by Foxconn. Whether carmakers will trust it is an open question, but Foxconn seems ready to launch.
Episode highlights
00:00 Foxconn’s move from phones to cars
04:02 3 new EV models on the floor
14:23 Why Foxconn’s car model differs from iPhones
16:07 Why Sachiko Aoki left Nissan for Foxconn after 35 years
22:32 Chinese EV rivals and earning carmakers’ trust
26:55 Why Japan’s market matters
Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine
Guest: Sachiko Aoki, Director of EV Product Planning, Foxconn
Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang
＊Read more：https://english.cw.com.tw
＊Share your thoughts：bill@cw.com.tw
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Episode highlights
00:00 Foxconn’s move from phones to cars
04:02 3 new EV models on the floor
14:23 Why Foxconn’s car model differs from iPhones
16:07 Why Sachiko Aoki left Nissan for Foxconn after 35 years
22:32 Chinese EV rivals and earning carmakers’ trust
26:55 Why Japan’s market matters
Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine
Guest: Sachiko Aoki, Director of EV Product Planning, Foxconn
Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang
＊Read more：https://english.cw.com.tw
＊Share your thoughts：bill@cw.com.tw
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Hosting provided by SoundOn