Despite lively public debate over vehicle pricing, Taiwan's electric vehicle (EV) market has entered a period of stagnation, as long-awaited tariff agreements with the United States remain unresolved and consumer demand continues to lag. With the lunar ghost month and a traditional seasonal slowdown approaching, automakers and dealers are rushing to stimulate demand through aggressive promotions and equipment upgrades.
In a challenging global environment that has dampened growth across the electric vehicle (EV) industry, Solteam held its investor briefing on August 13, 2025, revealing a robust 38% year-over-year increase in revenue from its new energy vehicle (NEV) division in the first half of 2025.
Tesla's Dojo team has been disbanded—an announcement that has sent ripples through the tech industry. The decision to abandon Dojo in favor of Samsung for AI6 wafer fabrication suggests deeper shifts in Tesla's relationship with TSMC, which had previously been the exclusive foundry for the first-generation Dojo D1 chip.
Alchip Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance ASICs, reported a sharp decline in second-quarter net profit on August 13, citing lower-than-expected volume production and delays in revenue recognition from non-recurring engineering (NRE) projects. Net profit for the period came in at NT$1.323 billion (approx. US$44 million), down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter and 16.6% year-over-year.
As Western automakers wrestle with supply chain bottlenecks and regulatory shifts, China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are rapidly carving out a dominant position on the global stage—powered by technology, pricing, and increasingly, strategy.
After years of defense, Japanese electric vehicles are mounting a quiet yet striking comeback in China—a market now dominated almost entirely by domestic players.
Tesla is dismantling its in-house AI supercomputer project "Dojo" and shifting gears toward a new external chip strategy involving Samsung Electronics and Intel, signaling a major pivot in the automaker's AI infrastructure plans. Bloomberg reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered the suspension of the Dojo program, with project lead Peter Bannon set to depart and roughly 20 team members already joining AI startup DensityAI. The remaining staff are being reassigned to Tesla's data center and compute infrastructure teams.
