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Thursday 18 June 2026
NIO founder warns China's auto market could shrink by 20% this year
Nio founder and chairman William Li warned at the 2026 China Auto Chongqing Summit that China's auto industry has entered its "most brutal final stage," saying 2026 passenger-vehicle...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Research Insight: Fukuta deepens EV moat with hub motors and thin silicon steel

As the global electric vehicle (EV) market enters a correction phase, automakers are demanding more from both cost and efficiency....

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Tong Yang sees steadier auto parts demand as tariff and conflict risks ease
Tong Yang Group said global auto parts demand could stabilize in the second half of 2026 as tariff uncertainty eases and Middle East tensions cool, a shift that may help restore order...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Li Auto's new automotive chip and what it says about China's EV market

Li Auto announced details of its new Mach M100 chip, a self-developed 5nm chip focused on autonomous driving, on June 15. This development...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
PCIM 2026: How high-voltage infrastructure is unifying AI and e-mobility sectors
Semiconductor manufacturers, market analysts, and engineering departments have long tracked the clean energy transition through siloed vertical markets. For example, they will calculate...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Research Insight: Japanese automakers pivot to HEV profits, AI, and SDV

Toyota, Honda, and Nissan are accelerating strategy shifts as Chinese automakers rise rapidly, global EV competition intensifies, and...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
EU industrial bill forces Chinese automakers to race for European factories
The European Commission proposed an Industrial Acceleration Act to curb foreign direct investment that it says could threaten domestic industry and jobs, and the draft rule prompted...
Monday 15 June 2026
China's new EV rules push European luxury PHEVs to the exit

European luxury automakers are pulling back from China's plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) market after Beijing tightened eligibility requirements...

Monday 15 June 2026
Taiwan's UBright broadens beyond optical films with push into semiconductors, passives and smart acoustics

Taiwan-based UBright Optronics is accelerating its transformation from an LCD optical film specialist into a diversified technology...

Monday 15 June 2026
Tsang Yow plans Malaysia plant as semiconductor demand shifts to Southeast Asia
Tsang Yow is preparing to broaden its manufacturing footprint in Malaysia, a move that could help global semiconductor supply chains become more regional, resilient, and tariff-proof...
Saturday 13 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Why Western carmakers cannot have 'China-free' SiC at subsidized prices

During a panel discussion between executives and research experts from Bosch, Infineon, Rohm Semiconductor, Nexperia, Wolfspeed, and...

Friday 12 June 2026
Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity...

Friday 12 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Overcoming thermal warping in direct-cooled EV power modules
As wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) take the lead in electric vehicle (EV) powertrains, electronics packaging engineers are facing...
Thursday 11 June 2026
China's EV boom slows at home, but BYD sees further room to grow
China's electric-vehicle market is showing signs of slowing domestically, but industry leaders remain convinced that the country's shift away from gasoline-powered cars is far from...
Monday 8 June 2026
China introduces energy standards to curb growing EV size and weight
China's electric vehicles have become larger, heavier, and increasingly luxurious over the past decade. Now, regulators are signaling that the industry's era of unchecked expansion...