The Financial Times said the companies had had brief discussions that faltered over Nissan’s reluctance to become an assembler for Apple-branded cars, adding that the talks had not advanced to senior management level.
The spokeswoman declined to comment further. Representatives for Apple were not immediately available for comment. Early stage talks between Apple and Hyundai Motor Group over autonomous electric cars also recently collapsed on concerns within the South Korean automaker about becoming a mere contract manufacturer.
Outsourcing production of some models through original equipment manufacturing deals is common in the auto industry, but the industry does not have a major contract manufacturer in the way that Taiwan’s Foxconn serves the consumer electronics industry.
Where are you elonmusk ?
I can confirm that I also am ‘not in talks with Apple' over autonomous car project.
ELON MUSK IS GETTING MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER..SOMETHING CONSERVATIVES DO FEAR OF...MAN CAN REPLACE ENTIRE GRID WITH TESLA BATTERIES THAT PUT ALL WORKING MEN OUT OF BUSINESS OF GENERATING ENERGY...
I PRETTY SURE SOMETHING DO WITH ELON MUSK TALKING WITH NISSAN ON DEAL FOR SOFTWARE SHARING AND OWNERSHIP OF STOCKS FOR NISSAN BRAND
Stellantis_NA Stellantis Apple 14 brands...electric vehicles ready...Somebody say yes. Maserati_HQ
Who is it going to announce they are not in a partnership with Apple next? It's going to be a reality show where Tim Cook hands a rose to a car company's CEO at the end. 'You had me at supplier margins will be shaved to 0.04%.' Only on Apple TV.
Oh pls make a project!