Good News at Last: U.S. Chipmaker to Double Output as Automakers Hammered by Shortage
16 Sep 2021, 07:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GlobalFoundries has announced that it expects 2021 to bring twice as many chips as 2020, with the output to further be expanded next year
General Motors Says It’ll Be Hit Harder Than Expected by the Lack of Chips
11 Sep 2021, 05:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company explains that it expects its deliveries in North America to drop by as much as 200,000 cars versus 100,000 units estimated initially
Car Chips Could End Up Accounting for 20% of Premium Vehicle Bill of Materials
9 Sep 2021, 07:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Intel says the digitization of everything would lead to carmakers spending more on chips, eventually increasing their share on the BoM
Ford Boss Warns New Cars Will Be More Expensive, And There’s Even More Bad News
7 Sep 2021, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The cost of raw materials is also increasing, eventually making the final price customers have to pay for a new car to also go up
American Carmakers Suspend Production and Toshiba Has Even More Bad News
5 Sep 2021, 05:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The global chip shortage wouldn’t come to an end until 2023, Toshiba warns, explaining it’s still not able to meet the demand from customers
Scania Doesn’t Escape the Wrath of Chip Shortage, Truck Production Suspended
31 Aug 2021, 06:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The truck manufacturing at plants in Sweden, France, and the Netherlands have been paused due to the lack of semiconductors
Horror Forecast Claims Global Chip Shortage Could Last Well Into 2023
30 Aug 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carmakers continue to struggle with the lack of chips, and while many expected the crisis to come to an end in 2022, new forecast suggests worse scenario
TSMC Says Car Chips, iPhone 13 to Be Favored Over Other Products
22 Jun 2021, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chipmaker says its output will mostly go to Apple for the production of iPhones and car manufacturers for the vehicles they build globally
Toyota and Mitsubishi Planning Chip Manufacturing Joint Venture with TSMC
18 Jun 2021, 12:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TSMC could eventually build a Japanese plant specifically focused on chip manufacturing as part of a joint venture with Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Sony
Subaru Decides to Temporarily Halt Car Production Due to Chip Shortage
18 Jun 2021, 11:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker is the latest big name in a series of companies forced to suspend their operations due to the lack of semiconductors
Hyundai Turns to Plan B in Attempt to Escape the Global Chip Shortage
17 Jun 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Report reveals the South Korean company is trying to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers in an attempt to streamline the chip distribution process
Hyundai Temporarily Shuts Down U.S. Factory Due to Chip Crisis
14 Jun 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Alabama production plant will temporarily halt operations as Hyundai is struggling with the lack of semiconductors for its cars
Volkswagen Says the Chip Crisis Has Reached the Worst Point
11 Jun 2021, 05:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen board member claims the company is now going through the toughest six weeks due to the lack of chips, with 100,000 cars said to be affected
GM to Sell Pickups, SUVs Without Start-Stop as Thousands of Cars Wait for Chips
10 Jun 2021, 06:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors confirmed that some of its 2021 models would come with automatic start-stop because it doesn’t have any chips to power the feature
Worst Moment of the Chip Shortage Happening Right Now, Experts Claim
9 Jun 2021, 06:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The chip inventory could slowly return to normal levels in the second half of the year, analysts believe, as the shortage has reached its worst point
Bosch Announces $1.2 Billion Chip Plant as the Crisis Keeps Wreaking Havoc
8 Jun 2021, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new chip plant is located in Germany and will start making chips for the automotive market as soon as September, the company says
Dealing With the Lack of Chips Deemed as Critical as Securing Food in Japan
7 Jun 2021, 05:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The local government wants to bring chip manufacturing back to Japanese factories in an attempt to prevent the shortage from happening again
Tech Giant Says the Lack of Chips Won’t Be Over Until Q2 2022
6 Jun 2021, 18:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Companies are still struggling with the lack of semiconductors, and tech giant Acer says the whole thing won’t be over until next year
Large Chipmaker Announces Temporary Shutdown at the Worst Possible Time
5 Jun 2021, 07:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A key Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer must shut down two production facilities due to the health crisis getting worse in the region
GM Says Production Ramping Up After Chip Shortage Nightmare
4 Jun 2021, 20:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company promises to increase deliveries to dealers and customers in the United States and Canada, claiming it records strong demand for certain models