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Thursday 3 November 2022
50-year-old Indian brand, LML, promises to revive nostalgia with EVs
If you have been observing the Indian EV market, you would know that the initial days were all about startups. Several new companies entered the market, some of them with excellent...
Thursday 3 November 2022
Tesla in cost-control mode after waging price war in China
Following price cuts for two models in China, Tesla decided to close one of its flagship stores in a cost-control manner in the country where non-tolerance COVID measures keep hurting...
Thursday 3 November 2022
Profitable commercialization of L4 AV takes longer than expected, says Ford
US-based self-driving AI technology company Argo AI, founded in 2016, shut down last week and is now absorbed by two of its main stakeholders, Ford and Volkswagen, according to TechCrunch...
Thursday 3 November 2022
For traditional car manufacturers, new carmakers present both crisis and opportunity
When cars meet smart technology, where do the two intersect? With 25 years of experience in the automotive, ICT, and telecom sectors, Garmin Asia's automotive OEM group managing director...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
China's electric carmakers eye Thailand in next sales push
In Europe, a flurry of Chinese carmakers is trying to unseat storied legacy brands. Half a world away and far from the buzz of the Paris motor show, a similar revolution is playing...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
3D IC packaging to develop faster under US trade sanctions against China, says AP Memory chair
For mature manufacturing process, 3D IC packaging is expected to become their alternative solution to advanced processes and will develop faster than expected under the latest US...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Automotive chip demand drives NXP revenue growth in 3Q22
Thanks to a diversified product portfolio across consumer, industrial, and automotive, NXP reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue amid a rapidly ending boom of the semiconductor...
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%.