“Reuters” on the 11th (Monday) quoted a South Korean newspaper “Korea IT News” reporting that Hyundai Motor (005380-KR) and Apple (AAPL-US) It is scheduled to formally agree to the cooperation relationship between the two parties in the field of self-driving electric vehicles, and plans to sign a contract before March.
Last Friday (8th), South Korean media disclosed the news of the cooperation between the two companies. Hyundai Motor also commented on the same day (8) that “the company is in contact with Apple, and it is still in the early stages. No decision has been made.”
On Sunday (10th), Hyundai Motor declined to comment on the Korea IT News report. It also repeated the company’s instructions on the 8th, and emphasized that the company has various aspects in the development of self-driving electric vehicles. Types of companies are in contact with them on the premise of cooperation. Attitude turned low-key, deliberately avoiding mentioning Apple.
In addition, Apple has not been able to obtain comment before the deadline.
Korea IT News specifically mentioned in the original report that Hyundai Motors and Apple plan to sign a cooperation agreement on self-driving electric vehicles before March this year, and use the Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Kia Motors’ plant in Georgia, USA , Or a joint venture to build a new plant in the United States to produce 100,000 vehicles around 2024, with an estimated annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles. However, these descriptions were also deleted in subsequent content updates.
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