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October 29, Fineko/abc.az. Honda Motor Co. stopped car production in Mexico due to shortage of semiconductors.

ABC.AZ informs, citing Nikkei, that the problem arose due to a dispute around Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, which followed company's inclusion in the sanctions list of the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Nexperia has been owned by China’s Wingtech Technologies since 2019, which was added to the list in 2024.

Under the new rules, which came into force in September, any company owned by a legal entity from the sanctions list is automatically included in this list.

In such a situation, the Dutch authorities took special measures against Nexperia, and the local court suspended its chief executive officer.

In response, the Chinese government imposed restrictions on the export of Nexperia products from China.

Nexperia is one of the world's largest manufacturers of basic semiconductors, including LED chips and transistors used in car electronic systems. A significant part of company's operations is located in China.

The Honda plant in Mexico produced nearly 190,000 vehicles in 2024, with 150,000 of them exported to the U.S.