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  Xpeng G7 EV SUV – longer than G6, LiDAR-less Level 3 autonomous, 3 Turing AI chips, up to 702 km CLTC

  16 June 2025 / 10 comments

  This is the new Xpeng G7 EV SUV, a longer-than-G6 Tesla Model Y– and Zeekr 7X-fighter that’s just opened for pre-sale in China from 235,800 yuan (RM139k), as reported by Car News China, which also […]

   

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  Honda signs agreement with Renesas to develop system-on-chip for 0 Series software-defined vehicles

  8 January 2025 / 1 comment

  Honda and Renesas Electronics have signed an agreement for the development of a high-performance, system-on-chip for software defined vehicles, the companies have announced. The software-defined vehicles such as those of the 0 Series unveiled as […]

   

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  Xpeng details new AI Turing chip for its future cars – equivalent to 3 Nvidia Orin X or 2 Tesla FSD chips

  7 November 2024 / 3 comments

  Xpeng has revealed its self-developed Turing AI chip which it plans to deploy in its future products, including cars, flying cars and even robots. As reported by CarNewsChina, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng said he believes […]

   

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  Group of 12 form ASRA to develop next-gen chipsets – Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota in it

  29 December 2023 / 2 comments

  That cars have become reliant on electronics is already known, but it’s all becoming increasingly more so with electrification and autonomous driving technology coming to the forefront and multimedia systems demanding higher computing power with […]

   

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  Bosch opens new Penang semiconductor backend site to test automotive chips – will invest RM1.62 billion

  3 August 2023 / 8 comments

  Bosch has opened one of Asia’s most advanced semiconductor backend sites in Penang for the final testing of automotive chips and sensors. Spanning a land size of 100,000 square metres, the new site covers around […]

   

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  Apple Car said to launch in 2026 – no longer fully self-driving; in-house developed chip; under USD100k

  8 December 2022 / 5 comments

  According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is aiming to launch its much-rumoured electric car in 2026, a year after initially expected. Commonly referred to as the Apple Car, the project is also said to […]

   

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  Toyota profit down 25% with chip shortage and rising costs – FY2023 production forecast down 500k units

  3 November 2022 / 3 comments

  Toyota recently announced its financial year 2023 (FY2023) second quarter results, which saw the Japanese carmaker post a profit of 562.7 billion yen from July to September this year. According to Reuters that figure is […]

   

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  Toyota, Lexus get only 1 key in Japan: chip shortage

  28 October 2022 / 9 comments

  With automotive manufacturing still blighted by semiconductor chip shortages, one of the world’s largest automakers has gone back to basics to abate the matter. Toyota has announced that it would replace one of two electronic […]

   

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  May 2022 Malaysian vehicle sales down by 11.8% – chip/component shortages still affecting deliveries

  21 June 2022 / 3 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released the vehicle sales data for the month of May 2022, announcing that a total of 49,603 new vehicles were delivered to buyers last month. This is a drop […]

   

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  April 2022 Malaysian vehicle sales down 23% to 56k units despite Raya season – chip shortage to blame

  23 May 2022 / 26 comments

  April hasn’t exactly been a good month for the automotive industry, if the Malaysian Automotive Association’s (MAA) recently-released vehicle sales data is to be believed. Despite consumer sentiment continuing to return in a big way […]

   

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  BMW drops Apple CarPlay, Android Auto due to change in chip supply; function to resume end June

  18 May 2022 / 14 comments

  BMW is shipping new cars to customers without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto after it changed chip suppliers in order to get around the chip shortage, Automotive News Europe reported. UPDATE: Cars for the Malaysian […]

   

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  Foxconn to set up a chip-making facility in Malaysia with local tech firm DNex, furthering its EV ambitions

  18 May 2022 / 12 comments

  Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysian technology firm Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNex) to set up a joint venture to build and operate a facility for 12-inch chips in […]

   

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  Proton X90 not launching in 2022 – new 7-seat SUV delayed to 2023 due to COVID-19 and chip shortage

  12 May 2022 / 19 comments

  This morning, Proton CEO Li Chunrong made the surprise announcement that the company will be launching three all new models over the next two years. Couple that with the increased sightings of a camouflaged Geely […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia – new vehicle production affected by chip shortage; customer deliveries could be delayed

  11 May 2022 / 12 comments

  Honda Malaysia has announced on its official website that it is currently facing a delay in acquiring parts for new car production, resulting in inconsistent production output at its factory in Melaka. This disruption stems […]

   

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  Proton April 2022 sales down 32.2% to 8,839 units due to chip shortage – market share fell to 15.6% estimated

  6 May 2022 / 19 comments

  The prolonged global chip shortage continues to hurt Proton where it hurts – the national carmaker announced that sales fell by a considerable 32.2% in April to 8,839 units, including exports (8,383 units domestically). This […]

   

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