The company said that details of its overseas plant investments, including timing, location and investment amounts, were still in the planning stages.

Pegatron said in November that it would set up a factory in the United States to be closer to its clients there.

Pegatron is best known as a key supplier for Apple Inc , but it has said it sees electric vehicles as a major source of growth in coming years.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Jeanny Kao; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu & Shri Navaratnam)