Foxconn worries about Luxshare
How a tiny company is a serious threat to dominance
Foxconn, has set up a task force to fend off the growing clout of Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare, which it believes poses a serious threat to its dominance.
Foxconn’s Gen 10.5 LCD factory in Wisconsin does not exist
Trump’s key project came to nothing
A key Foxconn project which Donald Trump claimed credit for has turned out to be complete fiction, according to a report from Wisconsin's Division of Executive Budget and Finance.
Foxconn sees cash in electric vehicles
Will make ten percent of the world's electric parts
Foxconn has said it will provide components or services to ten percent of the world's electric vehicles (EVs) by between 2025 and 2027, and has been in talks with multiple car manufacturers for future cooperation.
Foxconn mulls Mexico
Between Trump and coronavirus we need to protect the supply chain
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico.
Apple spins carbon neutral aspirations
Need TSMC and Foxconn to get on board.
The fruity cargo cult known as Apple claims that it will be carbon neutral in ten years, but apparently that positive statement is dependent on its suppliers.
Foxconn does better than expected
Profit up 34 percent
Foxconn reported a better than expected quarterly profit as rising telecommuting demand amid the coronavirus pandemic offset slowing smartphone sales.
Foxconn wants further India investment
Sees bright outlook there
Foxconn is planning further investment in India and may announce details in the next few months as the world’s largest contract manufacturer views the outlook there very favourably.
Foxconn to make ventilators
Working with US outfit Medtronic
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn will make ventilators with US firm Medtronic to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Foxconn sees profit fall
Pandemic issues not included
Foxconn reported a 23.7 percent fall in profit in the last three months of 2019 and it is still bracing itself for the full impact from the coronavirus pandemic.
Foxconn's consumer electronics revenue downed by Kung-Flu
Down by 15 percent
Foxconn warned revenue would drop 15 percent in the first quarter, but promised that it would recover as production returns to normal in virus-hit China.