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>> English and therefore fewer language/cultural issues integrating. What? You do know iPhone is manufactured in China.

• russnewcomer 10y ago
  Certainly (and Brazil, too, right?). But most of the design, both software and hardware, is done in the U.S. by primarily english speaking teams. If Apple is buying McLaren, they aren't buying McLaren to make the cars, not at the scale McLaren produces versus what Apple's intent has to be. They're buying them for the knowledge of how to use not-exactly-standard materials to design and fabricate cars. Foxconn, as it is currently constituted, isn't going to be making Apple cars.
  • devy 10y ago
    > Foxconn, as it is currently constituted, isn't going to be making Apple cars. Apple EV is a few years away. Foxconn is certainly not standing still in this few years. A lot of things can happen, including Foxconn pivoting to manufacturing high-end EVs. [0][1] You just never know! [0]: http://gas2.org/2014/09/04/foxconn-building-814-million-battery-factory/ http://gas2.org/2014/09/04/foxconn-building-814-million-batt... [1]: http://www.allchinatech.com/tencent-and-foxconns-smart-ev-collaboration-details-emerge/ http://www.allchinatech.com/tencent-and-foxconns-smart-ev-co...
    • russnewcomer 10y ago
      Right, I should have been more clear in how I made that last statement. Let me try again. "Foxconn, as it is currently constituted, is not in a position to be assisting Apple with the design process that goes into making a car." I have no doubt that Foxconn would happily go through the expenditures and pain to contract with Apple to build an EV.