Nexperia Dispute Threatens Legacy Chips Critical to Basic Car Functions for Automakers Worldwide

Nexperia dispute threatens legacy chips critical to basic car functions for automakers worldwide

The largest US auto-parts trade group has warned that domestic carmakers may see major production disruptions within two to four weeks, as the escalating dispute over Nexperia risks cutting off supplies of essential automotive semiconductors.

Global chip dispute threatens auto production again!

The auto industry just can’t seem to get a break. U.S. assembly plants are weeks away from shutdowns due to a new chip shortage. Germany’s VDA, the lobbying group for the auto industry, warns that suppliers and automakers in Europe are also only days away from having to shut down production because of another chip shortage. And the shortage could spread beyond Europe to the U.S. within weeks. Here’s the issue: a Dutch chipmaker called Nexperia g…