The German medium Frankfurter Allgemeine posted a report that Apple is planning to sign a contract with Magna, an Austrian car manufacturer, to manufacture the Apple Car. The media also says that the Cupertino company has created a "secret laboratory" (well, secret ...) in Berlin, where it created a small multidisciplinary team of about 15-20 engineers who come from other German companies related to motorsports.
Magna, the company that Apple has supposedly chosen to make its electric and / or autonomous car, is a company specializing in making limited edition models for major car manufacturers. Three of the cars that have been manufactured at Magna are the Mini Paceman, the Clubman and the BMW X3, all three for the German company BMW. In the next 6-7 years, Magna is expected to build hundreds of thousands of vehicles for BMW.
The Apple Car could be made by Magna
The German media report does not give many details, but it should not surprise us if Apple decided to manufacture its car in Germany or Austria, where important cars such as Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi or even more affordable ones such as Volskwagen, SEAT or Opel are manufactured. In addition, one of the latest signings that Apple has made has been the former director of Mercedes Johan jungwirth.
In February, some Apple executives traveled to Austria to meet with Magna and discuss the car project. The Austrian company was one of the companies present at a conference attended by Sixty Eight Research, who is believed to be an important piece in the Project Titan.
Although there is nothing official, it seems that no one doubts that Apple will end up launching its own car, something that in the best of cases will arrive in 2019. It will be interesting to see the first leaks of their design and the moment in which they reveal a price that, acting as an analyst, I would say that in no case will it fall below € 100.000. With that price, would you buy it?
And they'll come in space gray, silver, gold, and rose gold