TAIPEI -- Foxconn drew more than 1,200 companies from Taiwan and abroad to its inaugural supplier event Thursday for its electric-vehicle project as the iPhone assembler looks to expand its behind-the-scenes influence to another emerging industry.
Taiwan iPhone maker nets 1,200-plus suppliers for venture inspired by Android
Foxconn chief Young Liu said at a company event in October 2020 that electric vehicles are the next big product for the iPhone assembler. © Reuters
TAIPEI -- Foxconn drew more than 1,200 companies from Taiwan and abroad to its inaugural supplier event Thursday for its electric-vehicle project as the iPhone assembler looks to expand its behind-the-scenes influence to another emerging industry.