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Tuesday 21 May 2024
Alibaba sparks China AI price war with spate of steep discounts
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. slashed prices for a clutch of artificial intelligence services by as much as 97%, spurring an immediate response from Baidu Inc. in potentially the start...
Monday 20 May 2024
EVs, smart driving systems fall victim to price war in China's car market
Price slashing has become increasingly common in China's automobile industry, even as the industry progresses from EVs to smart vehicles.
Thursday 16 May 2024
Chinese PMIC market to recover faster than others, says Silergy
Power Management IC (PMIC) design house Silergy is confident that the Chinese market will recover at a faster rate than other markets.
Tuesday 14 May 2024
As price competition in China's IC industry turns to race to the bottom, Taiwan-based IC design firms maintain distance
Taiwan-based IC design firms have been coping with aggressive price slashing from China-based competitors, in one of the most challenging situations the industry has faced for more...
Friday 3 May 2024
Why did BYD's 1Q24 profits drop by 47.3% compared to previous quarter?
In the first quarter of 2024, BYD's net profit was CNY4.57 billion (approx. US$630 million), a year-on-year increase of 10.6%, but a significant decrease of 47.3% compared to the fourth...
Monday 29 April 2024
BYD shares face earnings test as China's EV price war heats up
After getting a jump on competitors in the latest round of China's electric-vehicle price war, BYD Co. now faces a key test of proving that it can withstand the impact on profits.
Monday 29 April 2024
Automobiles became largest economic pillar of China, but price war also contributed to deflation
China recently released official data indicating that in 2023, China's automobile production and sales generated a total value of CNY11 trillion (approx. US$1.52 trillion), accounting...
Monday 22 April 2024
Tesla's price cuts trigger new round in China EV price war
Tesla Inc.'s weekend move to slash prices...
Thursday 11 April 2024
Price competition a concern in 2H24, as IPC companies see orders return
Industrial PC (IPC) makers are optimistic about the second half of 2024, as orders begin to return with the end of inventory destocking at the client end. However, pricing may become...
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Chinese EV radiator suppliers see profits diminish as price war persists
China remains a critical car market while a reshuffle has been underway. Several suppliers who had focused on safety components entered the EV radiator segment per customers' requests,...
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Foundries may lower prices for mature processes in 2Q24
Speculation has emerged in the chipmaking sector that Chinese and Taiwanese pure-play foundries may cut quotes for part of their mature processes in the second quarter of 2024.
Monday 25 March 2024
BYD takes on EV laggards Toyota, VW with steep China price cuts
Not content with unseating Tesla Inc. as the world's top-selling electric car maker, BYD Co. has now set its sights on stealing customers from the likes of Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen...
Friday 8 March 2024
Taiwanese IC design firms accelerate exit from red ocean markets
Chinese IC design companies have initiated price wars in saturated and highly competitive market categories, leading Taiwanese IC design houses to expedite their withdrawal from these...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
SiC substrate prices rapidly falling in China
SiC substrate prices are rapidly falling in China, but prices in other parts of the world remain stable, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
China's EV brutal price war sparks market frenzy
China's electric vehicle price battle hits full throttle.