Foxtron
TypeJoint Venture
Founded2020 (2020)
Headquarters
Taipei
,
Taiwan
Key people
Liu Yangwei (president)
Andy Lee (director)
OwnerFoxconn (50%)
Yulon (50%)
Websitehttps://www.foxtronev.com/

Foxtron Inc. or Foxtron Vehicle Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of electric cars and buses based in Taipei operating since 2020. It belongs to the joint-venture between the technology company Foxconn and the car company Yulon.[1]

History

In September 2020, Taiwanese electronic components giant Foxconn, previously operating in the automotive industry only as a supplier or investor, decided to actively enter it as a manufacturer. For this purpose, a joint-venture company was established with the local Taiwanese car concern Yulon.[2] The goal was to develop electric cars.[2]

In mid-October 2021, during a press conference in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, the Foxtron brand was officially launched and its goal was to launch a range of electric cars and buses manufactured in Thailand from 2023.[3] The Taiwanese company's future model range was heralded by three prototypes: the Model C crossover, the Model T bus and the top Model E limousine, whose styling was designed by the Italian studio Pininfarina.[4] The start of trial testing of the Model T bus is scheduled for 2022.[5] In October 2022, the Taiwanese company presented another study, this time an affordable urban hatchbacka Model B styled by the Italian Pininfarina.[6]

The company made financial losses in 2021 and 2022.[7]

Products

  • Foxtron Model E
  • Foxtron Model C
  • Foxtron Model T
  • Foxtron Model B
  • Foxtron Model V

References

  1. ↑ "Foxtron shares fall in stock debut". Taipei Times. November 21, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. 1 2 "Foxconn i Yulon utworzą spółkę joint venture dla rozwoju EV" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Foxtron – podwykonawca Apple'a z nową marką samochodową" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Foxtron Model E" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Foxconn jedzie na czołówkę z Teslą – pokazuje trzy modele samochodów elektrycznych" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Foxconn's Pininfarina-Designed Model B Could Steal Tesla's Thunder In The Small Segment". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Foxtron's market debut stumbles: Shares plunge 9% amidst electric vehicle market concerns". Times of India. November 21, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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