Mon, 10 Nov 2025

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 China exempts chips used by carmakers from export curbs

The block on exports of the company's chips had raised fears that European car production would be hit.

* China has lifted export controls on computer chips vital to car production.
* Exemptions have been granted to exports made by Chinese-owned Nexperia for civilian use.
* This should help carmakers who had feared production in Europe would be hit due to the ban.
* China has also paused an export ban to the US of some materials crucial in the semiconductor industry until November 2026.
* The announcement is seen as a sign of easing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, following a deal struck by President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in October.
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