Foxconn to soon announce second Japanese auto partner, chairman says


FILE PHOTO: Young Liu, Chairman of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), reacts as he delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/ File Photo

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn will soon announce a second Japanese auto partner, Chairman Young Liu said on Thursday, as the company best known as Apple's main iPhone maker continues its diversification push.

"There are two Japanese automakers; one has already been announced, and the other is almost ready to be," Liu said at the company's annual shareholders meeting, without elaborating.

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