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
By Marcus Williams2021-04-27T10:16:00+01:00
The current global shortage in the supply of computer chips to the automotive industry is causing significant disruption to production and looks likely to continue into next year. There are signs though that the current crisis could lead to new forms of partnership between the automotive and semiconductor industries, and a move away from the rigid hierarchy of the traditional automotive supply chain. That promises to lead to a more secure relationship for the future.
At this year’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe Live conference, Jérémie Bouchaud, director for Autonomy, E/E & Semiconductor at analyst firm IHS Markit, said that the shortage in semiconductors has led to a global vehicle production shortfall of 2m vehicles so far this year. Of that figure 1.4m were lost in the first quarter of the year and as many as 700,000 in the first two weeks of the second quarter, with all regions now being affected in equal measure.
By Marcus Williams2021-04-23T10:09:00+01:00
To meet ambitious goals to cut vehicle emissions in Europe, carmakers are focusing all their efforts on increasing the number of battery electric vehicles (EVs) they make and sell. There were more than 1m EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) sold in Europe last year but by 2030 that number is expected to hit 5m in annual sales. That will put a big demand on lithium-ion battery production as carmakers seek to localise supply.
According to figures from Ultima Media’s Automotive intelligence unit, presented at the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe Live conference, last year European battery production capacity stood at 60GWh per year, a 13% share of global battery capacity. By 2030 that will need to grow to 950GWh, a 16-fold increase that will mean Europe then holds a 33% share of global battery production. Assuming 50% of EU vehicle sales are EVs in 2030, it will create a supply chain worth €50 billion a year.
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