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Home / Search results for 'chip' (Page 3)

  • Hyundai plans to produce computer chips, reduce dependence on external semiconductor suppliers

    14 October 2021 / 2 comments

    Hyundai wants to develop its own semiconductor chips in order to reduce its reliance on external chip manufacturers, said Hyundai chief operating officer Jose Munoz according to Automotive News Europe. This is to reduce its […]
     


  • Mercedes-Benz vehicle waiting times now over a year due to chip shortage; Malaysia still mostly unaffected

    28 September 2021 / 4 comments

    The ongoing global semiconductor shortage is continuing to wreak havoc on the automotive industry, hampering production and delaying customer deliveries. Not even a company with the industrial might of Daimler is immune with this, with […]
     


  • Japanese automakers cut production by over 1 million units due to lack of chip supply from Southeast Asia

    13 September 2021 / 2 comments

    According to a report by Nikkei Asia, several automakers in Japan have announced plans to reduce production by more than one million vehicles for the current fiscal year. This is due to a rise in […]
     


  • Computer chip shortage could extend through 2023

    8 September 2021 / 2 comments

    The semiconductor chip shortage that has put a pinch on the global automotive industry as well as others could stretch until 2023 before it is fully resolved, automaker executives said at the Munich Motor Show […]
     


  • Bermaz Motor – chip shortage affecting deliveries of Mazda cars in Malaysia; no spec changes planned

    7 September 2021 / 3 comments

    The ongoing semiconductor chip shortage has affected several car companies in Malaysia, and Bermaz Motor is no exception to this. The official distributor of Mazda vehicles here told paultan.org recently that it expects deliveries of […]
     


  • Malaysian chip makers struggling to meet demand

    27 August 2021 / 10 comments

    The global demand for Malaysian-made semiconductors continue to outstrip supply, an issue exacerbated by the nationwide shutdown that forced non-essential industries to completely shutter. This came at a time when automakers, smartphone and medical equipment […]
     


  • G20 BMW 330e M Sport in Malaysia loses digital key, wireless charger due to chip shortage; RM1.6k cheaper

    27 August 2021 / 11 comments

    The semiconductor shortage continues to disrupt vehicle production, and we’re seeing the effects first hand with the locally-assembled G20 BMW 330e M Sport. At the time of writing, the plug-in hybrid sedan is priced from […]
     


  • Tesla unveils new D1 chip and Dojo supercomputer to train, improve Autopilot – humanoid robot previewed

    20 August 2021 / 3 comments

    Tesla recently concluded its AI Day 2021 event, where it revealed quite a few important things in relation to, well, artificial intelligence. No new vehicles were presented during the event, but we do get a […]
     


  • Ford to suspend Fiesta production at a German plant, cites chip shortage linked to a Malaysian supplier

    20 August 2021 / 4 comments

    Ford has once again announced that it will be cutting back production at its Cologne plant in Germany. According to Automobilwoche, this is due to pandemic-related failures at a Malaysian semiconductor manufacturer, which caused delivery […]
     


  • Baidu unveils robocar concept capable of Level 5 autonomous driving and second-generation AI chip

    19 August 2021 / 2 comments

    At Baidu World 2021, the Chinese technology giant unveiled its vision for mobility of the future in the form of a robocar, which is capable of Level 5 autonomous driving capabilities. “We believe that cars […]
     


  • Bosch China to cut chip deliveries following partial shutdown of Malaysian supplier – Nio, Tesla affected

    19 August 2021 / 1 comment

    In a WeChat post dated August 17, Xu Daquan (commonly referred to as David Xu), vice president of Bosch China, revealed that the company’s semiconductor supplier located in Malaysia – specifically in Muar, Johor – […]
     


  • Geely Auto posts RM1.56b profit in 1H 2021, but warns Covid-19 & chip crunch may hamper 2H performance

    18 August 2021 / 0 comments

    Geely Auto has posted a profit of 2.38 billion yuan (RM1.56 billion) during the first half of 2021, representing a 4% increase over the 2.3 billion yuan (RM1.5 billion) it made in the same period […]
     


  • Chip shortage for carmakers could ease within weeks

    26 July 2021 / 5 comments

    It’s no secret that the global automotive industry has been enduring a semiconductor shortage for about a year now, impacting vehicle production just as demand is shooting back up as the world opens up again. […]
     


  • BMW unable to build 10,000 cars due to chips shortage

    23 July 2021 / 5 comments

    The BMW Group has revealed that nearly all of its manufacturing plants in Germany are affected by the ongoing semiconductor shortage, and has thus far prevented it from completing the production of 10,000 cars, Reuters […]
     


  • Jaguar Land Rover predicts sales in Q2 2021 to be 50% worse than initially thought due to chips shortage

    13 July 2021 / 0 comments

    Jaguar Land Rover is among the latest few automakers warning of a worsening semiconductor supply shortage, adding that deliveries in the second quarter will be 50% worse than initially thought, Automotive News Europe reports. “The […]
     


 
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