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Friday 9 December 2022
'No concrete solution was proposed' regarding IRA discriminations
Biden's IRA law, which provides subsidies for US-made EVs only, has caused tensions between the US and South Korea. Following rounds of meetings with US Trade Representative, Ahn...
Friday 9 December 2022
Honda secures 123GWh battery supply from CATL
Honda Motor received a supply boost in China. The automaker and CATL announced an agreement to offer the former 123GWh of batteries in China starting in 2024. The purchase will facilitate...
Friday 9 December 2022
Envision AESC builds EV battery plant in South Carolina to supply BMW
Envision AESC, the former EV battery affiliate of Nissan, and now part of the Envision Group from China, announced a US$810 million investment in South Carolina, US.
Friday 9 December 2022
LemTech to embrace robust automotive apps
LemTech Holdings, specializing in precision metal stamping tools, chassis and heat dissipation solutions, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive sector as it is eyeing the...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Volkswagen Anhui launches pre-series production for EVs
Volkswagen Group is one step closer to adding production capacity in China. Its joint venture with JAC Motors, Volkswagen Anhui, rolled off the line the first pre-series production...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Xiaomi invests in HuiXi autonomous driving chip company
Multiple Chinese media reported on Dec 6 that the China-based AI startup Hefei HuiXi Intelligence has received investment from HanXing Venture Capital – a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Apple scales back self-driving car and delays debut until 2026
Apple Inc. has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car's target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with...
Thursday 8 December 2022
AI, quantum computing see rising demand, says DIGITIMES Research
With silicon-based computing gradually constrained by the bottleneck of Moore's Law, many IT companies have started turning their development focuses to AI computing which requires...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Polysilicon prices decline sharply in China
Quotes for polysilicon in the China market is falling because a substantial increase in production capacities in fourth-quarter 2022 has sharply driven up supply, according to industry...
Thursday 8 December 2022
IKKA-KY acquisition of Sol-Plus to spur automotive revenue growth
Car component manufacturer IKKA-KY expects its acquisition of Japan-based Sol-Plus earlier this year will help with automotive revenue growth in 2023, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files for US IPO
VinFast, an electric carmaker backed by Vietnam's richest man trying to take on Elon Musk's Tesla Inc, has filed for an initial public offering in the US just as it prepares to deliver...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
India-Taiwan automotive suppliers enhancing collaboration
The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) of India has brought 22 leading auto component manufacturers to visit Taiwan to enhance collaboration with Taiwanese automotive...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip IDMs could hardly pass all extra costs to carmakers
With foundries' price negotiations with IDMs and tier-1 suppliers for 2023 reaching an end, foundries are unlikely to cut their prices and the chip vendors will have difficulties...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Foxconn's Wisconsin site finds its place as group's first entry into green energy
Foxconn's Wisconsin site has finally found its footing after going through a series of adjustments since its inception. Now, the site focuses on server and storage equipment production,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip supply likely to stay short before 2024
Automotive chip shortages, despite improving recently, are unlikely to be fully resolved before 2024 as supply growth is unable to catch up with the rapid increase in demand, according...