Unconfirmed reports suggest a separate distribution partnership could be established.

In the first half of 2023 the joint venture, based in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, sold 50 battery-powered buses (e-Bus) based on the ‘Model T’ prototype that was developed by Hon Hai based on its MIH purpose-built open platform.

Horizon Plus buys land in Bangkok, Thailand to build e-buses.

Tata Technologies joins electric vehicle consortium focussed on CVs in Taiwan.

Foxconn says it plans to invest TWD6bn (USD200m) in a new electric vehicle (EV) battery development and production centre in the island’s southern port city of Kaohsiung to underpin its expansion into the local automotive industry.

Hon Hai has entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement for the Lordstown, Ohio facility (excluding certain assets such as the hub motor assembly line and battery pack and module lines) for USD230m.

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, the electric vehicle subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group – also widely known locally as Apple Inc’s main iPhone contract manufacturer, Foxconn – has announced a partnership with local energy company, North-Star International Company and bus operator, Kaohsiung Bus Company to develop a battery-powered bus transportation network.