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Thursday 21 April 2022
China car industry hit hard by COVID curbs
China's auto industry is estimated to lose 20% of its production due to COVID-19 restricitions in Shanghai and its neighboring cities - a region, known as the Yangtze River delta,...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Chip shortage a major challenge for automakers in 2022
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has worsened the global automotive chip shortage and sparked a surge in oil and battery material prices, and it will remain a variable in the global...
Thursday 21 April 2022
East Asian carmakers rushing into Indian EV market
With automakers from China, Japan and South Korea making early moves in India's electric vehicle (EV) market, Kia Motors is reportedly developing an electric SUV for India.
Wednesday 20 April 2022
Delta Electronics expects little impact from China lockdowns
Power supply and electronic components supplier Delta Electronics has already diversified its production sites from China to Southeast Asia and Europe, enabling it to mitigate the...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
China lockdown impacts Qisda supply chain partners, says chairman
EMS provider Qisda's factories mainly in China's Suzhou and Kunshan have been impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns there much less than its supply chain partners' factories in the areas,...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
Notebook and iPad production in western China impacted by eastern city lockdowns
Notebook production in Chongqing and manufacturing of iPads in Chengdu in western China are both witnessing inventory depletion for some components because of lockdowns in Shanghai...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
Network device makers see limited impact of China lockdowns
Taiwan-based networking device makers including Arcadyan, Gemtek Technology, Hitron and Sercomm have earlier relocated parts of their production lines from China to Southeast Asia...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
AUO highlights uncertainties caused by China lockdown
COVID-induced lockdowns in China will trigger a global supply chain disruption, and it will take at least a quarter for the industry to recover when the lockdowns are lifted, according...
Wednesday 20 April 2022
China steps up car-grade MCU production
China-based suppliers of microcontroller units (MCUs) are gearing up for the auto industry, as car-grade chips remain in short supply, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 20 April 2022
CATL joins Indonesia US$6 billion EV battery project
CATL is joining a new investment project of nearly US$6 billion in Indonesia for making electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to the Chinese company.
Wednesday 20 April 2022
GigaDevice posts profit hike in 1Q22
China's GigaDevice, which specializes in NOR flash memory, has reported net profits surged 126.1% on year to CNY681 million (US$106.5 million) in the first quarter of 2022.
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Memory spot prices to continue slide in 2Q22
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices are expected to continue trending downward in the second quarter of 2022, prompting channel distributors to be conservative and to offload their inventories...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Lithium battery price rally to end amid China's zero-COVID policy
Price rallies of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) are expected to slow down as Shanghai adopted zero-COVID policy and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers were forced to halt production...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Quanta, Inventec striving to resume Shanghai operations
ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec have said they are working with authorities in Shanghai to resume their local manufacturing operations as soon as possible, although they are not...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
China making slow progress towards chip self-sufficiency
In addition to trade restrictions imposed by the US on crucial equipment, the ongoing COVID lockdowns in China's production hubs in Shanghai and other cities are disrupting the country's...