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Friday 14 June 2024
Is Huawei, a new automotive tier-1, overshadowing carmakers?
Chinese EV makers continue to enhance smart vehicle technology. As an emerging automotive tier-1 supplier, Huawei's car business profited in the first quarter of 2024. However, concerns...
Thursday 13 June 2024
Legacy tier-1s find themselves in tight spot as automakers transfer cost pressure
Legacy automotive tier-1 suppliers are in hot water because major automakers face fierce competition and scale back their EV investments. Carmakers continue to pressure tier-1s, saying...
Thursday 29 February 2024
EV market growth to slow in 2024; gas-powered cars making a comeback
According to DIGITIMES Research, global car sales are expected to reach approximately 90 million units, a modest year-on-year increase of about 1%, compared to the 8.6% growth seen...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Toyota and affiliates to sell 10% Denso stakes as the carmaker ramps up EVs
Toyota Motor and its two affiliates, Toyota Industries and Aisin plan to sell 10% of their stakes in Denso, the world's second-largest tier-1 automotive supplier. The move likely...
Thursday 26 October 2023
Toyota CEO sees EVs as missing piece for world's top carmaker
How's this for a difficult job: taking over from the founder's grandson, who led the family business to the very top of its industry, and who's still very much in the mix as paradigm-changing...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Foundries experience order cuts from automotive IC design houses
China- and Taiwan-based foundries have experienced cutbacks in automotive IC orders from not only their domestic fabless chipmakers but also customers in the US and Japan during the...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Formosa Smart Energy forging close ties with major carmaker
Formosa Smart Energy Tech (FSET) has reportedly been approached by a major European carmaker with plans to jointly construct a lithium battery plant in the US.
Thursday 24 February 2022
Flammability of lithium batteries challenges EV makers
The high reactivity and flammable nature of lithium batteries have caused problems for electric vehicle (EV) makers over the years. Although players in the automotive supply chain...
Monday 7 February 2022
Korean EV makers have the edge over Japanese in India: IHS
Korean carmakers like Hyundai and Kia may do better than their Japanese counterparts in India because of their aggressive focus on EV technology, according to Puneet Gupta, Director...
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Nissan to equip all vehicles with LiDAR in 2030
Nissan plans to outfit all its production vehicles with LiDar in 2030, according to reports from Nikkan and Nikkei.
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Legacy Europe and US automakers to face tremendous challenges in electric vehicles
Ten years ago, Apple revolutionized the global mobile phone sector with its iphones. The same scenario could be seen in the electric vehicle (EV) industry now. Legacy Europe and US-based...