Ahead of US election, Foxconn's Gou says Wisconsin investment is on

Factory in battleground state remains largely unbuilt

U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony with then-Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou, right, and then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, at a factory site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, in June 2018. © Reuters

YU NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

October 21, 2020 00:32 JST

TAIPEI -- Terry Gou, the founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, has disputed reports the Taiwanese manufacturer had scrapped plans to build a factory in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.