After Apple iPhones, Now Get Ready to Drive an Apple Car Apple is close to finalizing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle at the Kia assembly plant in Georgia | 4 Feb 2021 6:23 AM GMT NEW DELHI: After years of venture into the world of smartphone technology, Apple Inc. is close to finalizing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle at the Kia assembly plant in West Point, Georgia. According to multiple sources who briefed CNBC on the plan, the so-called "Apple Car," which is being developed by a team at Apple, is tentatively scheduled to go into production in 2024.