China warns the Netherlands to ‘immediately correct its mistakes’ over Nexperia saga that has disrupted auto production
Nexperia China seeks new wafer suppliers amid legal standoff with Dutch parent, could take 6 months for qualification
Nexperia Netherlands didn’t deny disabling the Chinese staff accounts in a Friday statement, per Reuters , but disputed claims that the action affected production at the company's assembly and testing facility in Guangdong province. China's commerce ministry rejected that, saying the Dutch entity had "seriously disrupted the company's normal production and operation."
The scale of any potential disruption is difficult to precisely quantify. Estimates of how much of Nexperia's output originates in China vary widely, with figures cited by industry analysts ranging from roughly 50% to close to 75% of global production volume. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella warned in October that any resumed export controls would "disrupt auto production in the U.S. and many other countries and have a spillover effect in other industries."
Supply chain analysts have previously noted that finding and qualifying an alternative wafer supplier for Nexperia's Chinese facility could take up to six months. A Dutch Enterprise Chamber hearing on the Wingtech control question was scheduled for January 14 in the Netherlands, but it’s not yet clear what followed that hearing, and no resolution to the corporate governance dispute has been publicly announced.
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