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Apple Car Production Again Linked to Kia Motor's US Plant in Georgia
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I live in Georgia and this plant is about an hour and half from me, pass it every now and then going into Alabama and down to Florida. Massive plant. Fun fact, I've heard that if you buy a Kia from a dealer in this city (LaGrange), you save on the destination fee. That's all I have to say. LOL
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You literally said "It won't be this, so it is this"
Are we now all admitting iPhone is a Foxconn phone?
What if it was made at the level of say Genesis?
I’m not sure what people are expecting....Apple makes consumer goods sold at walmart. Is it any surprise that their car will not be at the level of Porsche? (Can’t really say even now-disposable Mercedes since anyone with a steady job can get into one of their cheaper vehicles now)
Apple is a mass produced consumer brand sold to the masses at Walmart.
Who do you think is best suited for the job of producing this proposed car?
I'm not talking about iPhones, I'm talking about the Apple Car. If it is built by Kia using Kia parts, it is a Kia as far as I'm concerned. You might think it would be a BMW, but it wouldn't be. You should also look up the definition of the word 'literally'. Run along now.
"Hyundai intends to transition the company's Apple Car involvement to its Kia brand"
too much noise for this not too be true - by now, Apple is probably hating talking to these guys
too much noise for this not too be true - by now, Apple is probably hating talking to these guys
It's funny people act like Apple is somehow put upon by dealing with fabricators.
Tim Cook has made his career working with other manufacturers. Can you imagine the nightmare it is to determine who makes what parts from iPhone?
All I can say is people seem super out of touch with the industry. Apple does not build anything
Foxconn is building an entire MacBook Pro with Apple parts, I think not. It would be a Foxconn.
Kia by itself (without counting Hyundai made cars) makes as many cars per year as BMW.
So after reading the fine print Hyundai is trying to distance itself from Apple. Eventually Kia will too or that deal will fall through too - leaving apl to go it alone - as they should
Hyundai probably makes the best balance of quality and innovation among the mainstream car brands.
Toyota makes non-innovative reliable vehicles. GM makes garbage. VM makes cool but unreliable cars.
It remains to be seen who is actually doing what in the production process, other than the Korean Industry will likely have a hand in the heavy lifting because they need to actually mass produce the thing in order to sell it.
Don’t worry. Apple isn’t going to produce a Yugo. But they might not produce something to the level of a Taycan either. Probably something along the lines of the nerdiest RAV4 /CR-V segment vehicle possible. So run along yourself, and go bite your nails worrying that it will be some cheap disposable car (which it most certainly will be, because that is the state of the auto industry).
I was thinking someone like VW, Audi or BMW would be a better fit for Apple. But KIA? ok...
It's reasonable to expect that Apple will design and provide schematics for Kia, and they will fabricate an Apple branded car.
Think iPhone for Car, Foxconn for Kia.
Apple literally only wants a fabricator. BMW, Audi, and VW all make unreliable vehicles. Apple will likely design the car and you won't be able to tell it's a Kia.
Apple likely has no interest in what BMW, Audi, and VW are good at.