“If you cooperate with car makers and Apple cars, you could become like Foxconn.”

Input 2021.02.09 14:13

It is predicted that there are not many automakers that Apple can cooperate with, which is promoting the development of the self-driving electric car’Apple Car (or Icar)’.

The reason is that the relationship that excludes technology sharing and close cooperation will make car makers similar to Taiwan’s Foxconn, which is Apple’s largest partner in the smart device sector, but has low margins and is not having much fun financially.”

Commerzbank automotive analyst Damian Flowers said in an interview with CNN on the 8th (local time). “If you were Apple, you would want to control everything about the product. Apple wants manufacturers to move according to contracts, not partners.” Said.

There is little disagreement among experts that Apple needs to partner with a company with experience in making tea to enter the tea industry. This is because even Apple can’t afford the investment, expertise, and labor costs needed to produce millions of cars a year.

For this reason, Ford, General Motors (GM), Tesla, Honda, Nissan, FCA (FiatChrysler) group and PSA (Peugeot Citroen) group merger Stellaantis were all mentioned as potential partners of Apple.

However, many experts believe that these companies have good reasons not to cooperate with Apple. This is because it is unclear whether Apple will share technical data such as 5G (5th generation mobile communication) networks and cloud computing with car manufacturers.

“Apple will not share anything,” Flowers said in this regard. “The only benefit of working with Apple is increased production.”

Earlier, the Korean and US media reported that Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are facing an Apple car production contract with Apple. CNBC reported that the conclusion of a contract with the Kia plant in West Point, Georgia, as a production base, is imminent.

However, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors announced on the 8th (Korean time) that “there is no discussion on the development of autonomous vehicles with Apple.”

CNN said, “By partnering with Apple, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia were able to increase their reputation and produce more cars in their factories,” said CNN. “Would the cooperation with Apple help Hyundai Motor and Kia become the best in the global car manufacturing sector? I’m not sure.”