Ironically, Carmakers Are Now Saving the Chip Industry
2 Feb 2023, 16:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The number of orders for chips is collapsing due to the lackluster demand for phones and PCs, so foundries are spending big on capacity relocation
Ford Ran Out of Badges and Nameplates, Allegedly Considered Printing 3D Ones
24 Sep 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / In the wake of the seemingly never-ending semiconductor and chip shortages, you rarely hear about an auto company running out its iconic car badges
Thousands of Brand-New Mercedes-Benz Cars Sit on an Unused Airfield, Here's Why
19 Sep 2022, 22:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / We were hoping the lack of chips issue was going to end. Unfortunately, it looks like worsening before it gets any better. Here’s proof
Horror Numbers Reveal the Nightmare Caused by the Chip Shortage in the Car Market
8 Aug 2022, 22:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New data reveals that North American carmakers would reduce their production output by no less than 100,000 vehicles this week alone
General Motors Set to Fight Chip Shortage With Its Own Microchips by 2025
20 Jul 2022, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors is no stranger to chip shortage problems, but CEO Mary Barra thinks the new strategy to develop their own microchips would pay off
Toyota Announces More Production Cuts in June and July for Japan
16 Jun 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Toyota has cut production in its domestic plants more than twice owing to the elusive microchips and tough lockdown restriction in China
Toyota Faces More Microchip Hurdles, Makes Tougher Decisions for April
17 Mar 2022, 14:40 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Barely a week ago, Toyota announced production of its domestic plants would go offline for 8-days due to the global chip shortage
Honda Limits Output in Two Plants Until Early March Over Semiconductor Shortage
17 Feb 2022, 14:23 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Honda announced that they will limit output on two of their domestic facilities due to the industry-wide chip crisis and effects of the global pandemic
Hopeful Bosch CEO Says 2023 It's When We Go Back to Normal
10 Feb 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / There’s hope for all of us. Prices might start to go down next year, as chip crisis is seeing an end in sight. Here’s what Stefan Hartung says about it
Jaguar Land Rover Recorded £9 Million Loss In Last Quarter of 2021 Over Chip Crisis
1 Feb 2022, 14:31 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Jaguar Land Rover sales fell 37.6% last compared to 2020, selling 80,126 units in the last quarter of 2021, but witnessed 22% higher revenue than 2020
U.S. Commerce Department Has Bad News About the Chip Shortage
25 Jan 2022, 23:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The crisis won’t be over this year, the department said, but the government is working with the involved parties on an accelerated recovery
European Union Plans to Fix Semiconductors Shortage With European Chips Act
21 Sep 2021, 22:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ursula Von der Leyen said it is a matter of tech sovereignty to produce chips locally and avoid being dependent on Asian producers.
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
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