For Intel, Israel is an important country given that it develops some of its key technologies . In a significant development, Israel’s Finance Committee has informed the country’s parliament that it has approved a grant of $185 million (700 million shekel) to Intel Corp in return for a planned $5 billion expansion of its production…
In recent years, faced with rising costs and a slump in sales, Samsung has shifted the bulk of its mobile production plants in facilities in India and Vietnam. A spokeswoman from Samsung Electronics has stated, the company will suspend operations at one of its mobile phone manufacturing plants in China. The development comes midst rising…
These sensors are used by Apple’s iPhone X, which was launched in 2017. In a development that underscores the growing debate in Japan as to whether foreign workers should be allowed in the country midst a labour shortage,Japan’s Sharp Corp has laid off around 3,000 foreign workers, said a labor union, as the electronic giant…
Toyota will gain full control over the factory in 2021 which will continue to produce current generation compact cars for both companies. On Friday, both Toyota and the PSA Group stated, the former has agreed to to purchase the latter’s stake in a jointly-managed Czech Republic factory which specializes in the manufacture of small cars.…
The lawsuit concerned the usage of 18 patents on Broadcom semiconductors which Volkswagen uses for navigation and entertainment system in some of its cars. According to a report from German magazine Der Spiegel, U.S. semiconductor maker Broadcom has filed a $1 billion patent claim against Volkswagen; it is also threatening to seek a judicial ban…
Although Tesla’s critics have focused on Elon Musk’s behavior, the numbers coming out of Tesla are pretty compelling. In an interesting turn of events, long-time Tesla short seller and critic Citron Research, in its research note stated it is betting that the electric automaker’s stock will rise. With the news reaching the market, Tesla Inc’s…
BMW’s Oxford plant in southern England, which produced 60% of its vehicles in 2017, will take a significant hit. On Tuesday, BMW’s CEO Harald Krueger stated, he sees a 50% chance of Britain leaving the European Union without a trade agreement. In the case of a disorderly exit, BMW will be forced to shift more…
The disclosure by the European boss of the PSA Group makes it clear that a cliff hanger Brexit would be detrimental to its car production line in the UK. On Tuesday, Maxime Picat, the European boss of the PSA Group stated, if Britain were to leave the European Union without a deal and if the…
With the automotive industry witnessing a shift towards greener, eco-friendly forms of mobility, the European Union must develop and ramp up the strategic production of battery cells productions to stay relevant and ahead of the competition, opined Merkel. On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, it is “extremely important” that the European Union develops its…
Samsung sees the DRAM memory market rising by 20% in 2018, while the NAND Flash memory market by 30%, down from its earlier forecast of 40%. According to a report from Bloomberg which cites 3 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to lower its production of memory chips in…
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