China remained at the top of the rankings with 69,540 filings, a mere 0.9% increase over 2020 following a 16% jump that year over 2019

Xpeng first entered Europe when it launched in Norway in 2020 and the company said it will open a store in Stockholm this week

The carmaker expects operating profit of 800 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, up from its previous forecast of 660 billion yen

The Japanese automotive giant, which kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker in 2021, left its annual net profit forecast unchanged

The production of chips has become a strategic priority in Europe as well as the US, after the shock of the pandemic choked off supply

Tesla decided against notifying customers as the part is considered a redundant backup and was not needed for level 2 driver-assistance features, CNBC reported

SoftBank reported a 97% drop in quarterly profit and the collapse of a deal worth up to $80 billion to sell chip designer Arm on Tuesday, adding to pressure on the group to boost its sagging shares

GlobalWafers said total capital expenditure may hit T$100 billion ($3.6 billion) between 2022 and 2024, including 'substantial greenfield investments'

The America COMPETES Act aims to increase US competitiveness with China and boost US semiconductor manufacturing. Now comes the difficult task of reconciling with the Senate version.

The German group, whose biggest customers are carmakers, also raised its revenue guidance for the current fiscal year to 13 billion euros

The US chip firm forecast second-quarter revenue between $10.2 billion and $11 billion, above analysts' estimates of $9.6 billion

The demise of GlobalWafers' $4.5bn bid to buy Siltronic was welcomed by German politicians, who said the country had to protect its security interests