Toyota forced to suspend production in Japan in June Toyota has been forced to suspend production next month at two plants in Japan because of a shortage of semiconductors. Marcus Williams
How the European automotive industry aims to build back semiconductor and chip supply OEMs, suppliers and EU officials are considering how best to develop Europe’s semiconductor supply bases to mitigate current and future shortages, but the broad gaps at many levels – including for older, larger chips – mean there will be no magic bullet Namrita Chow
Fire at Renesas plant knocks out semiconductor chip production A fire has stopped production at one of Renesas Electronics’ plants in Japan. Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of the parent company, reported the fire at its Naka factory in Hitachinaka on the earlier hours of March 19. Marcus Williams