Chip Shortage

Chip prices are plummeting, are Nio and Xpeng benefiting from it?

Pressure from the supply chain has eased recently, and prices of core components including chips have fallen, but not by much, said Nio's William Li. ...

Xpeng CEO highlights chip shortage with hilarious video

Xpeng CEO uses a KFC giveaway that went viral in China to express that the automotive industry is facing an ongoing chip shortage. ...

Chinese consumers get vehicles delivered faster as chip shortage eases

The waiting time for Li Auto consumers has now been reduced to a month to a month and a half from at least two months previously, according to China Securities Journal. ...

Tesla reportedly delivering vehicles without USB ports in US due to chip shortage

It seems Tesla isn't completely immune to chip shortages. ...
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Tesla can deal with supply chain shortage, unlike most Chinese peers

Why didn't the shortage bother Tesla much? What's the crisis' implication on EV stock valuations? ...

Nio president says EV maker added over 10k orders in Oct, didn't suffer chip shortage for the month

Qin Lihong said in an interview that Nio's order count has exceeded 10,000 for several months in a row. ...

Xpeng to deliver P5 with delayed radar installation, but offers attractive benefits

Users will be able to get XPILOT assisted driving software for free if they choose to get their vehicles delivered first and get the radars installed after the end of March next ye ...

Xpeng reportedly may deliver models missing some radars due to chip shortage

A severe shortage of radar chips is affecting Xpeng's new vehicle deliveries, and it's likely to deliver models missing some millimeter-wave radars. ...

Bosch China exec visits Jidu, possibly for talks on 2023 chip capacity bookings, report says

Bosch China President Chen Yudong said earlier this month that shortages of automotive chips will become the norm, the problem is just the extent. ...

Chinese official says auto chip shortage expected to ease in Q4 compared to Q3

A spokesman for the MIIT said the Chinese auto industry is still significantly affected by the chip shortage, but the situation is expected to ease. ...