Digital components to play a more important role in overall automotive production in future
Chinese companies should get prepared for the rise in chip demand as cars become smarter, said analysts, after some carmakers experience pandemic-caused chip shortages. It (the shortage of chips for car electronics) is a historical problem, as China relied on imported chips from Europe, the United States, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, said Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy firm Automotive Foresight.
However, the lockdown due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus interrupted chip production and the transnational transportation to some extent, which cut the supply of chips to the Chinese market.
Chips a big hurdle for industry to overcome By Zhang Dandan | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-14 09:09 Share CLOSE A staff member works on producing auto chips at a plant of a chip maker based in Chizhou, East China s Anhui province. [Photo by sheng Wenpeng/for China Daily]
Digital components to play a more important role in overall automotive production in future
Chinese companies should get prepared for the rise in chip demand as cars become smarter, said analysts, after some carmakers experience pandemic-caused chip shortages. It (the shortage of chips for car electronics) is a historical problem, as China relied on imported chips from Europe, the United States, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, said Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy firm Automotive Foresight.
Li Auto sets no date for electric project By Zhang Dandan | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-14 09:10 Share Li ONE model [Photo/Li Auto]
Nasdaq-listed startup Li Auto is conducting pre-research on pure electric cars, but the extended-range vehicle maker said on Thursday there is not a deadline when it will go ahead.
Li Auto currently produces extended-range electric vehicles, which can usually have longer ranges that pure electrics.
Its pure electric vehicles will be manufactured based on the next generation of electric technologies, which are expected to include super-fast charging technology, high-voltage charging platforms and high-charging-rate batteries, according to Li Auto.