The coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, said Qualcomm Inc while adding that it is likely to impact its manufacturing and sales. These comments by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of “modem” chips has resulted in the tumbling of chip stocks despite signs that an industry downturn was…
According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Taiwan’s Foxconn aims to gradually restart operations at its factories in China and could resume full production within 3 weeks. Foxconn has filed requests to reopen factories with Chinese authorities, said the source while adding that a full resumption is likely towards the…
In a statement, Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China. “We do not comment on our specific production practices, but we can confirm that we have measures in place to ensure that we can…
In a statement, South Korea’s LG Chem and General Motors Co disclosed, they plan on investing $2.3 billion to build an electric vehicle battery cell joint venture plant in Ohio, in what is stated to be one of the biggest battery facilities in the world. The plant, which will be built near GM’s closed assembly…
According to the results of a survey by a subsidiary of courier giant DHL, despite the U.S.-China trade war rolling onto its 16th month and continuing to disrupt well established supply chains, more than a quarter of multinational firms have yet to make contingency plans. The survey by DHL Resilience360, a supply chain risk management…
In a statement, Tesla Inc’s Chief Executive Elon Musk said the carmaker has so far received around 150,000 orders for its Cybertruck. “146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor”, said Musk in a tweet. He went on to add, these orders came through without any advertising or…
Going by its tease, expect at least five color options for the new iphones. Apple Inc is slated to host an event on September 10 at the Steve Jobs Theater in its California campus. It is widely expected that Apple will unveil its latest iphone models during the event. In an invite to the event…
The move is likely to help China in its goal to expand its tech capability, manufacturing and distribution channels and better compete in the world stage. Toyota Motor Corp stated, it is in the midst of setting up a research institute in Beijing in partnership with Tsinghua University. The partnership will study uses of car…
Volkswagen is aiming big for the burgeoning electric car market. It is not only retooling 16 of its plants to produce electric cars, it is also pushing its battery partners to to invest heavily in battery cell manufacturing. In a significant development of strategic importance, Volkswagen is pushing its joint venture partners including SK Innovation…
The aim is to provide a supporting hand to local manufacturing and boost their growth, including the production of cells for electric vehicles. In a significant development, France and Germany agreed on a joint manifesto for a new industrial policy in Europe to help support local companies to better compete with rivals, including foreign ones,…
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