活化資產＋聚焦AI 鴻海處分美Lordstown廠區
鴻海公告，其子公司Foxconn EV Property Development LLC、Foxconn EV Asset Management LLC及Foxconn EV System LLC，將分別處分手上在Lordstown廠區之土地、廠房與機器設備等資產，其中包括近599.6英畝土地、逾604萬平方英尺廠房，將售予CRESCENT DUNE LLC。總交易額約達3.75億美元，處分利益估達1.7億美元。
鴻海指出，此為活化資產並優化該廠區產品組合與營運績效。而在處分該廠後，鴻海先前規畫於今年底前，在北美市場推出的MODEL C電動車計畫進程，據悉進度未受影響。
知情人士指出，鴻海此回處分Lordstown廠區，不僅為了活化該廠區資產，更是延續日前宣布與東元集團策略聯盟、進一步聚焦AI資料中心，同時因應美國強勁AI需求，加速其在AI伺服器與資料中心建置的部署，期望將原有廠房優勢快速轉化為AI營收。
不過，整個Lordstown廠的廠房面積比鴻海正在德州休士頓興建的AI伺服器產線新廠，大了至少6倍，而2021年10月時，鴻海與Lordstown Motors達成資產購買協議、以2.3億美元購得該廠時，主要是為Lordstown生產其Endurance皮卡車款，並合作進行未來其電動車發展計畫。
惟隨著2023年間、Lordstown宣告破產，雙方甚至在美對薄公堂後，鴻海Lordstown廠區的運作幾乎停擺。此回鴻海決議停損並出售後，市場解讀，將有助其減輕折舊、攤提的負擔，有助提升資產周轉效率。
此外，其中仍保留逾15萬平方英尺的廠區空間，後續隨著川普政府欲大力推展的美國AI行動計畫、帶動美國在地的AI基建需求升溫，亦可望為鴻海在美國保有轉作高附加價值業務的彈性，未來可投入AI伺服器、AI資料中心應用場域等利多。
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