Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer best known for manufacturing Apple’s iPhone, entered the electric vehicles market in 2020 and last year, the company unveiled three cars, including an SUV called Foxtron Model C.
The company had unveiled its electric vehicles on 18th October 2021 at the Foxconn Technology Day and now it is said that the brand will start taking pre-orders for the Model C at this year’s Foxconn Technology Day, i.e. from 18th October.
Further, it is said that once the company starts taking pre-orders for the affordable Foxtron Model C SUV in the fourth quarter of this year, the product will go into mass production sometime in the first half of next year.
The car measures 4.64 meters in length and has a 112.6-inch-long wheelbase. The model will be available as a seven-seater with a 2+3+2 seating layout optionally, which will make it suitable for large families.
The company says that it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h or 0 to 62 mph in just 3.8 seconds. This acceleration time applies to its performance variant with 400 horsepower, 700 Nm (516 lb.-ft.) of torque, and AWD drivetrain layout.
For those who are unaware, Foxconn set up a joint venture with Taiwan-based automaker Yulon Group and the newly formed entity is called Honghua Advanced while the English name of the company is Foxtron.
The EV platform from the company, called MIH Open Platform, is an open-source solution for OEMs to develop new electric cars. The Taiwanese company is also making its own cars using the same platform and aims to become the Android of EVs for OEMs.
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