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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Electronic manufacturer Foxconn has been making effort to enter the emerging EV market. The company recently announced the acquisition of the Ohio factory of embattled US EV startup Lordstown Motors in a deal worth $230 million. Apparently, the Taiwanese company is in the advanced stage of its car manufacturing journey. It has now emerged that the brand’s first electric vehicle will be unveiled in a few days’ time — precisely on October 18.

The Original Device Manufacturer (ODM) had a few days back released a couple of teasers giving us a silhouette view of the EV. The front view of the new car has the name “FOXTRON” inscribed, suggesting that will be the name of the car brand. The company is said to be planning to unveil not just one EV but three electric cars.

According to the teaser images, the car is a sedan incorporating sports car elements into the body shape in the style of a four-door coupe. According to visual inspection, the size is expected to be equivalent to that of electric vehicles such as the Weilai ET7. In detail, the new car adopts through-type light strips at the front and rear, which is very technological. In addition, the vehicle will also support remote updates and different levels of automatic driving assistance functions.

In terms of performance, FOXTRON will launch battery packs with capacities of 93Wh, 100Wh, and 116kWh. The output power of the front motor of the model built is 95kW, 150kW and 200kW, and the output power of the rear motor is 150kW, 200kW, 240kW and 340kW.

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In a related development, live images of the Foxtron EV have surfaced online. The sleek EV was spotted while it was being transported to the launch venue.

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