Overview
- The suspension, effective October 26, stops wafer pre-products from European fabs reaching Nexperia’s assembly and test site in Dongguan, China.
- In an October 29 letter, interim CEO Stefan Tilger said local management failed to meet payment obligations and shipments will resume only once contracts are fulfilled.
- Nexperia says it is pursuing alternative solutions to ensure customers continue receiving chips and declined to provide further details.
- Automakers and suppliers in Germany have activated crisis teams to avoid production disruptions, and no broad factory stoppages have been reported so far.
- The strain follows the Dutch state’s late‑September move to take control of Nexperia and a subsequent Chinese halt on exports of its finished products, with reports also noting a recent shift by Nexperia China to yuan-based payments.