The news of Apple's car manufacturing has been exposed for a very long time, and the rumors of various manufacturers oem are one after another, but so far, there is no more accurate information on who apple cars are founding.
And just recently whistleblower LeaksApplePro broke the news that Apple's car development is in full swing, and Apple is likely to entrust its long-term partner Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai to take charge of the assembly and production of its car, while the release of Apple's car will still be in 2025 or even the end of 2024, although in fact the city and the start of mass production may be different from the release date.
In the hearts of many people, Hon Hai has always been based on mobile phone OEM business, but in fact, Hon Hai is involved in many industries, and there are also many plans for electric vehicles. In March this year, Hon Hai Chairman Liu Yangwei said that this year's electric vehicle revenue is still dominated by software and parts, and the vehicle revenue will not be more obvious until next year, and the goal of 5% of the global market share in 2025 will remain unchanged, when the group's vehicle foundry capacity can produce 500,000 to 750,000 electric vehicles per year.
In terms of price, LeaksApplePro said that Apple cars are definitely not cheap, and their price will not be less than $100,000, that is, at least 660,000 yuan.
Of course, the whistleblower also said that this is just a guess of his own, the final finished product is not necessarily this price, after all, there is still a lot of work to be done, and there will be many changes in the production process, and the specific price will only have results in the end.
He also mentioned that Apple cars will not have physical keys, but will use iPhones for operations such as locking cars. In other words, Apple cars will be the same as Apple Watch, without the iPhone can not be used.
It is reported that Apple now has car key function options for some BMW, Hyundai motor brand Genesis, Kia and other models. So if Apple really adopts a no-physical key strategy, it will be very convenient.
In addition, some new features of Apple's car were also mentioned in the news, including the use of titanium alloys, a high-quality metal material.