Overview
- Reporting indicates the Chinese export ban on Nexperia’s China-made chips has been lifted only under conditions, leaving supply and production still unsettled.
- The Ministry of Economic Affairs says it will not compensate the company, arguing the damage results from Chinese restrictions and the Chinese shareholder.
- A modern Shanghai factory is central to a power struggle between European management and CEO Zhang Xuezheng, raising the reported risk of a split that could disadvantage the European arm.
- Automotive customers started sourcing alternatives during the disruption, with Volkswagen obtaining supplies from a French provider and the permanence of such shifts unclear.
- Nexperia is a key employer in Nijmegen and hard to replace at scale, and though Dutch law allows claims against the state, the government maintains liability lies with Chinese actions.