Apple, Tesla supplier Foxconn will build Byton SUV

Byton and Foxconn aim to start mass production of the Byton M-Byte by the first quarter of 2022.

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Bloomberg

January 04, 2021 11:57 AM

Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group signed a strategic cooperation deal with embattled Chinese EV startup Byton in a transaction that could mark a large bet by the iPhone assembler on the auto industry.

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