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Tuesday 14 March 2023
India may discontinue FAME-II, replace with other EV incentive schemes
Due to the alleged abuse of subsidies by automakers and the announcements of other incentive schemes, India may discontinue FAME-II, one of its flagship incentive schemes for encouraging...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
Volkswagen announces first battery plant in North America
Volkswagen announced on March 13 that it is going to build the first overseas battery cell plant in Ontario, Canada. The plant will be stablished through VW's battery subsidiary Po...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
IC verification labs see demand pick up for system vendors' self-developed chips
The efforts of system device vendors to develop new chips in-house have been stalled since the third quarter of 2022, but they have recently resumed their "acceleration track," according...
Monday 13 March 2023
STMicroelectronics announced new auto-grade micro-power op amplifier able to endure harsh temperature
Switzerland-based STMicroelectronics (ST) has announced on March 9 its TSU111H 5V automotive operational amplifier with micro-power current consumption and 150°C operating-temperature...
Monday 13 March 2023
NEV makers rush to launch new models, putting supply chain under pressure
Macro-environmental factors such as the pandemic and war took a toll on the automotive industry in the past few years. As the threats are now slowly fading, car manufacturers have...
Monday 13 March 2023
VW CEO's Berlin IPO summit leaves attendees guessing on strategy
Volkswagen AG's Oliver Blume summoned top managers to a hip Berlin hangout in late January to strategize on how Lamborghini, Bentley, Skoda and Seat would pitch an initial public...
Monday 13 March 2023
Hozon Auto's Neta breaks ground at its first plant in Thailand
China's top EV startup Neta held a groundbreaking ceremony on Mar 30 for its first overseas manufacturing plant outside China. Located in Bangkok, Thailand, the plant is slated to...
Monday 13 March 2023
Mitsubishi Motors announces new business plan to gain EV presence
Japan-based Mitsubishi Motors is poised to scale up its EV business in the next few years. It revealed a new mid-term business plan, Challenge 2025, aiming to increase spending on...
Monday 13 March 2023
Corporate representatives in China's NPC offer their suggestions regarding the domestic chip industry
China's annual Two Sessions meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began on March 4. According to a report...
Monday 13 March 2023
IC verification labs see growing advanced packaging opportunities in auto chip sector
While Tesla aims to reduce the amount of silicon carbide (SiC) components by 75%, sources in the related industrial sectors nevertheless believe that SiC, with its good heat resistance...
Friday 10 March 2023
Darfon expects keyboard orders to return growth in 2H23, green energy products to rise in 2025
Darfon Electronics is seeing its keyboard inventory gradually return to a healthy level in the first quarter of 2023 after the success in clearing its excess inventory in the second...
Friday 10 March 2023
CATL reports CNY328.6 billion in 2022 revenue, seeing slower profit growth in 4Q
China-based battery maker CATL had a strong 2022 despite the challenges caused by COVID-19 and the lithium price hike. The company saw a 152% growth in revenue and a 92.9% increase...
Friday 10 March 2023
Think-tank warns of India's reliance on imported EV components from China
As EV sales have increased rapidly in recent years in India, the lack of local components suppliers from materials to batteries may pose a risk to the country with rising reliance...
Friday 10 March 2023
YS Tech working closely with China car vendors
Taiwan-based automotive cooling fan supplier Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech) said it will continue to work closely with Chinese customers on new energy vehicle (NEV) projects and anticipates...
Thursday 9 March 2023
ICT's anticipated surge of orders falls short of ChatGPT buzz
ChatGPT has sparked an AI frenzy. While industry experts pointed out that long-term growth is expected, there has been no visible surge in orders from customers. Hock Tan, CEO of...