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Toyota cuts annual car production target on parts and chips shortages

The Japanese car maker now expects to build 9 million vehicles in the year to March 31, rather than 9.3 million

JioPhone launch in Sept delayed due to chip crisis, 'advanced testing'

The much-awaited affordable smartphone 'JioPhone Next' is in advanced trials and its festive season roll-out will commence before Diwali, according to a statement by Jio

Chip crunch may last a year as demand remains robust, says IMI CEO

Automakers from Toyota Motor Corp. to General Motors Co. have been ensnared by the chip shortage, forcing many to cut vehicle output

Facebook is developing a machine learning chip, says report

The company has developed another chip for video transcoding to improve the experience of watching recorded and live-streamed videos on its apps, according to the report

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Daimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023

"Several chip suppliers have been referring to structural problems with demand," Ola Källenius told reporters during a roundtable event ahead of the Munich IAA car show

Tesla's output in China halted for days in August over chip shortage

In China, Tesla shipped around 33,000 electric cars locally and to overseas markets in July

After Maruti, Mahindra warns of 20-25% production loss due to chip shortage

Most other auto firms in India including Tata Motors, Hyundai Motors, Kia Motors, Nissan, Renault and Honda Cars have either already curbed production or will do so soon

M&M to halt production for 7 days due to chip shortage, sees 25% output cut

The announcement by Mahindra comes barely a few days after a similar move by market leader Maruti Suzuki India, which expects production to be lower by 40% in the current month

M&M shares slip 2% as company stares at production cut due to chip shortage

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday slipped over 2 per cent after the company said its production will be cut by up to 25 per cent due to semiconductor shortage. The stock declined 2.29 per cent to close at Rs 752.50 on BSE. During the day, it dipped 2.60 per cent to Rs 750.10. It was the biggest drag among the BSE 30-share frontline companies list. At NSE, it went lower by 2.26 per cent to close at Rs 752.45. In a regulatory filing, the company said its automotive division continues to face a supply shortage of semiconductors, which further accentuated due to COVID-19 lockdowns in some parts of the world. "Consequently, the company will be observing 'No Production Days' of around 7 days in its automotive division plants in the month of September 2021," it added. The move is estimated to result in a "reduction in production volumes of the automotive division in September 2021, by 20-25 per cent", it said. In August, the company sold 15,973 units of passenger vehicles in th

Automobile sales skid on chip shortage; dealers stare at supply crunch

Maruti reported a 19% decline in total sales at 130,699 units in August, as against 162,462 units in the previous month

Tech view: Use dips to add auto stocks despite chip shortage concerns

Maruti Suzuki, Tata motors and M&M may see weakness at current levels, but the medium-term trend is highly bullish

Maruti Suzuki to slash output in September by 60% over chip shortage

Closure of Bosch plant in Malaysia hurt production in September

Maruti Suzuki sees production impact from semiconductor shortage

India's top car maker Maruti Suzuki expects production at its plants in the states of Haryana and Gujarat to be impacted in September due to a shortage of semiconductors, it said on Tuesday.

Chip shortage may spoil the party for carmakers this festive season

Once the festive season is in full cry, the wait may be extended to six to nine months, and even spill over to the next calendar year, say auto dealers

IBM's enterprise-centric Telum processor to detect fraud in real-time

Tech giant IBM on Tuesday unveiled details of the upcoming new IBM Telum Processor, designed to bring deep learning inference to enterprise workloads to help address fraud in real-time

Despite India's poor track record, Tata takes a gamble on semiconductors

Globally, every country, including India, is looking at reducing its dependence on imports for chips and moving towards self-sufficiency

Covid-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

After being forced to close plants last year as the pandemic took hold, carmakers are now facing stiff competition from the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip deliveries

Intel details mixed-source chip strategy and partnership with TSMC

Intel Corp on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships with rival TSMC

Ambitious again? Tata group entering too many global giants' turfs all at once

With its unrelated new initiatives, the group will enter the turfs dominated by the likes of Intel, Samsung, Tesla, Huawei, Amazon and Walmart- all of which are more focused than it - writes T N Ninan