Nexperia conflict spills overseas as it halts exports to China — German automotive manufacturers slow production due to semiconductor shortages from Dutch chipmaker

The fallout from the scuffle between the Dutch government and Chinese business interests over the ownership of Dutch chip firm, Nexperia, is starting to impact supply chains elsewhere in the world. A major supplier for automakers like Volkswagen and BMW has announced it’s slowing production in Germany due to shortages of semiconductors from Nexperia, as per Bloomberg. Perhaps in an effort to reduce this impact, Nexperia has also announced it will be cutting wafer supplies to its Chinese facilities,…