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Thursday 27 August 2026
Malaysia's EV market sharpens, local brands face off against Chinese rivals
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid demand continues to grow across ASEAN, with Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand posting the strongest sales gains. The shift is drawing local Southeast Asian...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Tesla goes local in China, swapping Grok for ByteDance's Doubao LLM in smart cockpits
Tesla once tried to license its electrification and automated driving technologies to mainstream automakers through tech-transfer agreements, but none of those deals materialized....
Thursday 27 August 2026
Xiaomi's Xring O3, O100 and D100 define a three-tier AI chip strategy beyond smartphones
Xiaomi is expanding Xring from a smartphone chip program into a broader AI computing platform spanning consumer devices, vehicles, and edge inference, with three processors assigned...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Driving the future: Malaysia's strategic automotive evolution at GATE 2026
The Global Automotive and Technology Expo 2026 (GATE 2026) officially opened on August 26, spotlighting efforts to deepen Malaysia's local supply chain, accelerate technology adoption...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
GATE 2026 opens with Sino-ASEAN auto cooperation in focus
The Global Automotive and Technology Expo 2026 (GATE 2026) officially opened on August 26, spotlighting efforts to deepen Malaysia's local supply chain, accelerate technology adoption...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Insight: One Nexperia, two supply chains? China-Europe split tests automotive chip model
Nexperia China is accelerating its separation from the Dutch chipmaker's traditional European manufacturing network, raising the prospect that one of the world's largest suppliers...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Nexperia China rebuilds 12-inch local supply chain after 330 days
Nexperia China said it has rebuilt a domestic 12-inch wafer supply chain after 330 days of overseas wafer supply disruptions, unveiling the new platform at a press conference outlining...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
GATE 2026 to spotlight Southeast Asia's pivot to EV supply chains
GATE 2026 is set to bring together automakers, suppliers, and technology firms in Kuala Lumpur as Southeast Asia deepens its focus on electric vehicles, smart manufacturing, and industrial...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
OmniVision's CIS business slips, but machine vision and robotics surge 71%
OmniVision Group reported a sharp drop in first-half 2026 profit as weakness in consumer electronics and automotive electronics weighed on its core image sensor business, even as machine...
Monday 24 August 2026
STMicroelectronics Unveils ISO 21780-Compliant 48V Pre-Driver with 8-Channel Flexibility

With an absolute maximum rating (AMR) of 75V, STMicroelectronics' L98GD8E is the only 48V automotive pre-driver to combine compliance with the ISO 21780 standard for...

Friday 21 August 2026
China's new solid-state battery standards could reshape the industry
China has introduced the world's first national standards for automotive solid-state batteries, setting off market speculation that most of the country's more than 320 players may...
Friday 21 August 2026
TIER IV and Renesas team up on open AI-native computing platform for autonomous vehicles
A new collaboration between TIER IV and Renesas could shape how self-driving and software-defined vehicles are built worldwide, as automakers seek more flexible platforms for AI-driven...
Friday 21 August 2026
TXC pivots to AI infrastructure as 1.6T optical modules surge
Quartz component leader TXC is targeting AI and automotive applications as demand grows for faster data transmission, with 1.6T optical modules expected to see explosive growth in...
Thursday 20 August 2026
LG Energy Solution starts production at US$2B Michigan plant, pivoting to energy storage boom
LG Energy Solution has officially kicked off production of energy storage batteries at its nearly US$2 billion battery facility in Lansing, Michigan. The long-planned plant, originally...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Taiwan chip designers see automotive demand rebound
Major European and US companies and Taiwan-based IC design firms are seeing a notable recovery in automotive chip demand so far in 2026, spanning smart cockpit platforms, advanced...