The last few years in the automotive industry have been characterized by the chip crisis and a lack of semiconductors. Many car manufacturers have problems with the production of vehicles and can only serve customers with very long waiting times. The effects were also felt at Tesla, but not nearly as badly as at other car manufacturers.
According to a recent report by DigiTimes Asia, suppliers are now also noticing the increasing demand from Tesla. With the construction of new factories and the expansion of production lines in Shanghai, the number of electric cars produced is increasing immensely. According to DigiTimes Asia, the situation on the chip and semiconductor market is clearly easing. However, when negotiating new purchase quantities in order to further increase production at Tesla, suppliers are said to have pushed through higher prices in the negotiations.
Due to the higher purchase prices, there could be price increases of 1,000 to 2,000 US dollars for electric cars as early as September.
In the coming months, car production is expected to increase thanks to better semiconductor supplies. However, due to the possible energy crisis, the demand for new cars could continue to fall. It remains to be seen to what extent price increases will continue to be important or whether the margin for new vehicles will have to decrease.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
