Foxconn accelerates drive for in-house EV chips

Apple supplier turns to auto assembly to reduce reliance on thin-margin iPhones

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Workers assemble an electric pickup truck at Foxconn's factory in Lordstown, in the U.S. state of Ohio, in November 2022. © Reuters

HIDEAKI RYUGEN, Nikkei staff writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry is ramping up efforts to produce automotive semiconductors in-house, as the company, best known for building iPhones for Apple, seeks more profitable pastures in electric vehicle assembly.

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