Europe’s Auto Chipmakers Have a Deepening China Habit
- Latest earnings show China’s EV growth as a rare bright spot
- Beijing’s push for tech independence threatens foreign sales
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As advanced semiconductor companies in the US and allied countries pull back from China, a less glamorous sector of the chip market is turning even more to the world’s second-biggest economy.
This season’s earnings show just how important China is to the largest players in automotive chipmaking at a moment when sales are suffering due to inventory gluts and slowing adoption in the West for electric vehicles, a key driver of demand.