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2021
Foxconn reports February revenue
Foxconn reported self-consolidated revenue of NT$401.893 billion for February, up 84.81% year over year and down 19.66% month over month.
2021
Foxconn and Fisker sign electric-vehicle manufacturing MOU
Foxconn and Fisker signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on manufacturing electric vehicles. The source says production is planned to start in the final quarter of 2023.
2021
Foxconn announces planned launch of two electric vehicles
Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way said that two light vehicles designed on Foxconn's platform were planned to debut in the fourth quarter; he also said the company might help launch an electric bus around the same time.
2021
Developer sues Foxconn over stalled Wisconsin project
Daniel Hintz and Hintz Real Estate Development Co. sued Foxconn in Racine County Circuit Court, alleging that Foxconn failed to deliver on promises concerning its Wisconsin development project. The suit seeks damages, including costs for land acquisition and infrastructure.
2021
UL and Foxconn sign waste-management cooperation memorandum
UL announced that it signed a memorandum of cooperation with Foxconn. Foxconn will introduce UL's Turbo Waste waste-management and certification system and use it at its Longhua campus in Shenzhen as a demonstration site for a zero-waste campus.
2021
Byton signs manufacturing deal with Foxconn
Byton signed a manufacturing deal with Foxconn. Foxconn will provide manufacturing technology, operations expertise and supply-chain resources, and the companies plan to work toward bringing Byton’s M-Byte electric SUV into production for the Chinese market in 2022.
2020
Cloud Intelligence Technology announces proposed acquisition of intellectual property from Foxconn FarEast
Cloud Intelligence Technology announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Personify had entered into an agreement to acquire all rights, title, interest and benefits in specified intellectual property from Foxconn (FarEast) Ltd. The consideration was HK$23.34 million in shares.
2020
Foxconn reportedly plans India production of iPhone 12
A news report said Foxconn was about to conduct trial production of iPhone 12 in India and expected the product to go on sale within two months; the planned production was reported as unaffected by the Wistron factory incident.
2020
Foxconn reports ransomware attack at its Mexico facility
Foxconn confirmed a ransomware attack at its facility in Mexico. The report said attackers stole unencrypted company files before encrypting devices and claimed to have encrypted servers and stolen data. Foxconn said the attack had limited operational impact; its affected facility's internet connection was gradually returning to normal, and an information-security upgrade there had been completed.
2020
Foxconn announces plan for commercial solid-state battery
Foxconn announced a plan to introduce a commercial solid-state battery in 2024; the article describes this as a plan, not a completed launch.
2020
Foxconn unveils modular EV platform
Foxconn revealed a modular electric-vehicle platform with multiple chassis sizes and support for different battery capacities, suspension types, and ground clearance.
2020
Apple AR glasses lenses enter trial production
Apple and Foxconn are developing semi-transparent lenses for Apple AR glasses, and the lenses have moved from prototype design into trial production.
2020
Foxconn announces plans to expand investment in India and Taiwan
At its June 23 shareholder meeting, Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way said the company would further expand investment in India and Taiwan; further details about investment expansion in India would be announced in the coming months.
2020
Foxconn denies reports of mass furloughs and layoffs
Foxconn responded to media reports that some employees would be furloughed for four months, saying its mainland China factories were operating normally and that there were no mass layoffs or furloughs.
2020
Foxconn suspended operations at its India plants
Foxconn suspended operations at its India plants effective March 25, 2020, through April 14, in compliance with the Indian government’s nationwide pandemic-control policy. The resumption date was to depend on government announcements.
2020
Foxconn and Wistron suspend production at Indian factories
Foxconn and Wistron suspended production at their Indian factories to comply with the Indian government's 21-day lockdown order. Foxconn said its India factory operations would remain suspended until April 14; the article also reported Wistron was complying with the order.
2020
Sentons partners with Foxconn to manufacture SDS ButtonBar
Sentons announced Foxconn as its manufacturing partner for producing SDS ButtonBar modules at scale.
2020
Foxconn reports February revenue decline
Foxconn reported February revenue of NT$217.5 billion, down 18.1% year over year, and warned that the coronavirus outbreak would affect its first-quarter profit.
2020
Apple reportedly postpones the iPhone SE2 release
Apple reportedly postponed the planned release of the lower-cost iPhone SE2 amid production capacity constraints at Foxconn factories in mainland China. The article cites unnamed sources and says the phone had been planned for release on April 3.
2020
Foxconn production halted amid epidemic disruption
The article reported that Foxconn, a major iPhone contract manufacturer, was recently in a production stoppage amid the epidemic; sources quoted in the report described factories as nearly fully halted.