Foxconn to build $510m new HQ in southern Taiwan

Foxconn will invest T$15.9 billion (US$510 million) to build its new headquarters in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

The facility will include commercial and office space as well as a residential tower, with construction set to begin in 2027, and completion targeted for 2033.

Foxconn said the site will serve as a hub for its southern Taiwan operations, housing teams focused on smart-city projects, software and battery-cell R&D, EV technology, and AI applications.

The Kaohsiung city government said Foxconn’s total investment in the city reached T$25 billion (US$802 million) over the past three years.

🔗 Source: Reuters

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Implications, context, and why it matters.

Foxconn’s Kaohsiung investment lacks a credible EV-to-revenue timeline

Foxconn calls the Kaohsiung site an EV and AI hub, yet it pushed back its 5% EV share goal for 2025 after demand cooled, while it waits before spending more on electric cars 1. Chairman Young Liu expects a shakeout in China with many loss-making startups going away 1.
Cloud and networking, including AI servers, topped consumer electronics for two straight quarters 1. The company expects its AI server share to rise above 40% in 2026 2. There are no disclosed EV revenue targets or adoption rates for Mobility in Harmony (MIH), Foxconn’s open EV design and supply chain platform, so the T$15.9 billion Kaohsiung headquarters looks more like real estate plus AI than a factory push.

Tech suppliers and investors can use Taiwan’s foreign investment push for AI and advanced manufacturing

Taiwan approved 2025 incentives with up to NT$720 billion in loans over three years, while subsidies for loan service fees rose to 0.3-1% from 0.1-0.7% 3. Since 2017, 1,678 companies have invested NT$2.53 trillion under Invest Taiwan, a government program to attract domestic and overseas investment 3.
Foreign direct investment reached USD 7.8 billion in the first seven months of 2025, while new entrants can use streamlined procedures plus tax perks such as up to 15% Research and Development (R&D) credits 4. They can also claim accelerated depreciation for smart machinery or 5G projects, and some may qualify for preferential taxes for regional or operational headquarters 4.