Recently, a promotional video suspected of Foxconn's pure electric new car appeared on the home page of the official website of Hon Hai Technology Group. Some netizens found that this video is highly consistent with the material sold on a website, and the price of the material is only 19 yuan.
In this regard, many netizens said that Foxconn's promotional video is somewhat perfunctory. As of now, Foxconn officials have not responded to this.
Hon Hai Technology official website homepage video
After seeking verification, red star capital bureau found a piece of material called "science and technology dynamic car line automatic driving stage background" on the video material website Lingdian network. Uploaded on December 19, 2019, the footage belongs to the stage background, the size is 4.27MB, and there is only one download history. The author of the material, "Andou Sasha", is a real-name certified video creator who has uploaded nearly 3,000 works on "Lingdian Network".
In contrast, Foxconn's promotional video has many similarities with the content of the material: both are silver-blue technological dynamic lines outline the outline of a four-wheeled car, the car drives along the city streets with dark blue and black backgrounds, and finally accelerates forward out of the page, leaving silver-white tail marks. The footage video is 14 seconds long, and Foxconn's video playback speed is faster, only about 8 seconds.
Material network content
On October 18, 2021, Foxconn released the pure electric vehicle brand Foxtron on the "Hon Hai Technology Day" and brought three new models, namely the pure electric car Model C, the pure electric SUV Model E and the electric bus Model T. The new car is named in the same way as Tesla.
The three models are planned to be manufactured by Honghua Advanced, a joint venture between Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai Group and Nachijet's parent company Yulon Group, which is the first time foxconn has shown its products to the outside world since foxconn announced the construction of the car.
In fact, Foxconn has been in the automotive sector for 16 years. As early as 2005, Foxconn acquired Antai Electric, one of the four major automotive wiring harnesses in Taiwan, and officially stepped into the automotive industry with the help of automotive electronics. In the following decades, Foxconn has entered the supply chain of Tesla, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and other car companies.
In October 2020, Foxconn officially demonstrated its determination to enter the field of electric vehicle manufacturing, and since then it has continued to move. In 2021, Foxconn also acquired Wanghong's 6-inch fab in Hsinchu Science Park to produce SiC power devices.
In terms of investment, Foxconn and Tencent have jointly invested in the predecessor of Byton Automobile, and have also invested in Xiaopeng Automobile (09868. HK；XPEV.US）。 Foxconn has also invested in DIDI.US and 300750.SZ, respectively, to enter the field of online ride-hailing and batteries.
In the automotive foundry business, in January 2021, Foxconn and Geely signed a strategic cooperation agreement to form a joint venture to provide foundry production and customized consulting services for global automotive and mobility companies. On December 27, 2021, "Fuji Kang" was officially established with a registered capital of 100 million yuan, and Geely Production and Investment Holdings and Futaihua Industry held 50% of the shares respectively - the former is a 100% shareholding subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, and the latter is a wholly-owned grandson company of Hon Hai Precision.
In February 2021, Foxconn announced that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Fisker, a start-up battery-powered car company in the United States, to manufacture Fisker brand electric vehicle products, which are expected to be officially mass-produced in the fourth quarter of 2023, with an annual production volume of more than 250,000 vehicles.
Red Star News reporter Wu Danruo
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