Foxconn launches Foxtron EV brand with trio of vehicles including 750-hp sedan

While it gears up to build electric vehicles for the likes of Fisker and Lordstown Motors, Foxconn also plans to build some under its own EV brand Foxtron that was officially launched on Monday.

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer, famous for building iPhones for Apple, launched Foxtron during its annual Hon Hai Tech Day and revealed the brand's first three vehicles.

The vehicles include the Model C crossover, Model E sedan, and Model T bus, and right now all three are at the prototype stage. We're sure Ford isn't keen on the names of the sedan and bus, and Foxconn may end up changing these for production. Recall, Ford famously blocked Tesla from using the Model E name for the Model 3.

Foxtron was established a year ago as a joint venture between Foxconn and Yulon Motor Group, a Taiwanese automaker that over the years has built a number of cars under license from rival automakers, including the likes of Jeep, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan.

The Model C and Model E are based on Foxconn's own modular EV platform unveiled a year ago. The Model C is a small crossover with 5+2 seating and enough grunt for 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.8 seconds. The Model E, whose design was penned by Pininfarina, is a mid-size sedan with an output of about 750 hp, or enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in 2.8 seconds. Both vehicles are claimed to have a range of more than 400 miles, though Foxconn didn't say what test cycle it uses.

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