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Friday 17 April 2026
EU Chips Act 2.0 expected by late May, with stronger domestic focus
Since early 2025, the European Union (EU) has been actively shaping its next-generation semiconductor strategy. Recent reports indicate that the EU Chips Act 2.0 is set to be officially...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Exein deepens APAC push with regional hub aimed at device-level security compliance
Italian embedded cybersecurity firm Exein opened an Asia-Pacific operations center and Taipei office, positioning Taiwan as its regional hub. The move aims to help manufacturers across...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Exein opens Taipei hub with unlimited Taiwan investment, aims to build chip-to-application cybersecurity ecosystem
Italian embedded cybersecurity firm Exein has opened an Asia-Pacific operations center in Taipei and pledged essentially unlimited investment in Taiwan, a move with implications for...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Huawei poaches top scientist as Germany's tenure rules drive talent away
Huawei has recruited a leading scientist from a German research institute, raising concerns among the German government and academic circles. According to Nikkei Asia, Martin...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Phison partners with EU vendors to deploy Pascari PCIe Gen5 SSDs
Phison Electronics is partnering with AIC, InWin, and other platform, server, and PC solution providers to deploy Pascari PCIe Gen5 SSDs across the EU, targeting storage bottlenecks...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Why Switzerland chose a bottom-up approach over big tech grandstanding
During the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF), Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made an impassioned case for digital sovereignty. "Build your own AI, take advantage of your fundamental natural...
Monday 9 March 2026
EU policies tighten costs and complexity for automakers, industry warns
The EU's simultaneous push for stricter emission rules and industrial localization is increasing operational costs and complicating transformation for European carmakers, industry...
Monday 2 March 2026
Hyundai European hubs gain value as EU plans 70% local EV production rule
The EU is preparing to tighten electric vehicle subsidy rules by requiring that 70% of automotive components — excluding batteries — be produced within the bloc. The proposed...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
US tariff ruling sparks transatlantic tensions, European auto industry on edge
After the US Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unconstitutional, President Donald Trump reacted sharply, invoking...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
What the EU's 70% local content threshold means for its industrial base

The European Union is preparing a structural shift in industrial policy, linking electric vehicle subsidies and public procurement to binding...

Tuesday 17 February 2026
EU's minimum price commitment pressures Chinese EV makers on value and pricing
The European Commission officially introduced a minimum price commitment mechanism in mid-January 2026 for imports of battery electric vehicles (BEV) from China to Europe, as an alternative...
Friday 13 February 2026
Commentary: Stellantis pause on ACC gigafactories clouds EU plans for manufacturing sovereignty and risks thousands of jobs
The European Commission plans to unveil its "localization ratio" policy by late February 2026 to shape Europe's manufacturing sovereignty. Yet Stellantis's abrupt halt to construction...
Friday 13 February 2026
Volkswagen leads way as EU replaces China BEV tariffs with minimum price commitment
As the European Union-China trade dispute over battery electric vehicles (BEVs) drags on, the EU is on track to replace punitive tariffs of up to 35% with a "minimum price commitment"...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Minimum price plan may only delay China's auto advance in Europe, industry insiders say
The EU proposed a minimum price commitment for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in January 2026, replacing punitive tariffs of up to 35%. Still, major Chinese automakers such as BYD...
Saturday 7 February 2026
Humanoid robots step into factories, safety laws set the limits
A fast-moving contest between technological acceleration and regulatory safeguards is spreading from automotive electronics and electrification (E/E) into industrial AI robotics.