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Wednesday 2 November 2022
Toyota sees operating income decrease, scaling back production forecast for FY2023
The world's largest automaker by sale reported a profit decline for the April-September period, mainly due to the rising raw material prices. Moreover, as the supply for some semiconductor...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
IRA credits for commercial EV super important, says Ford
Ford Motor Company announced at the latest earnings call on Oct 26 that it will shift investments in developing L4 autonomous driving technology to enhancing L2 and L3 ADAS technologies...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Gogoro to pilot in Delhi, India this month
Taiwan-based, Nasdaq-listed battery-swapping scooter manufacturer and power service provider Gogoro is launching a pilot project in Delhi, India this month, according to an Indian...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
US carmakers passing up lithium from Australia's first refinery
The head of Australia's first lithium hydroxide refinery says it's attracted little attention from US carmakers seeking to buy the metal that's crucial to the world's renewable energy...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Tier 0.5 to rise as new trend amid car supply chain restructuring
With the electronic/electrical architecture (EEA) gaining application momentum in the development of intelligent vehicles, the automotive supply chain is also being restructured,...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
ON Semiconductor to sell 200mm wafers to Japanese and US foundries under new strategic focus
Mercuria Holdings, a fund backed by the Development Bank of Japan and Japanese trading house Itochu will buy a 200mm wafer fab from US-based ON Semiconductor, according to Nikkei...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Main China battery makers to actively expand production capacities
First-tier China-based lithium battery makers, in view of booming demand for batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, will actively expand production capacities...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
BYD 3Q22 gross margin nears 20%
BYD posited a big leap in revenue and net profit for the third quarter this year. Production growth slowed but gross margin rose to 19%.
Tuesday 1 November 2022
MG Motor reportedly under India's probing amid expansion in the country
MG Motor India, a subsidiary of China-based SIAC Motor, is reportedly under investigation by the Indian government for alleged financial irregularities, although the company has just...
Monday 31 October 2022
Why your first electric car might be Chinese
Tesla would have delivered more cars in the most recent quarter but for a shortage of boats. It's having problems finding vessel capacity out of Shanghai. No wonder: China recently...
Monday 31 October 2022
AcBel and ITRI to co-develop SiC-based EV-use devices
Power supply maker AcBel Polytech has signed with government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to co-develop SiC-based 6-in-1 drive controllers of power motors...
Monday 31 October 2022
Delta Electronics expects EV-use devices to begin profitability contribution in 2023, says chairman
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics expects devices used in electric vehicles (EVs) to contribute to overall profitability beginning 2023,...
Monday 31 October 2022
The human body metaverse: use of digital twins can result in precise medical treatments, said Quanta CTO
According to Quanta CTO Ted Chang, the human body is a metaverse in itself. By applying virtual-physical integration technology to the smart medical sector, we can create digital...
Friday 28 October 2022
Uspace completes US$8.2 million Series A led by Taiwan Mobile, enters Tesla rental service
Uspace, a technology company with sharing economy as its core value, announced the completion of an US$8.2 million Series A funding round on Oct 27, led by Taiwan Mobile. According...
Friday 28 October 2022
Rohm unveils on-device learning AI SoC with ultra-low power consumption
Japan-based Rohm Semiconductor has newly launched a prototype SoC featuring an on-device learning AI accelerator, which can instantly predict the failure of electronic devices such...