Some Nexperia chip shipments resume as Germany welcomes 'de

By Rachel More, Christina Amann and Daniel Leussink

BERLIN/TOKYO -Semiconductor maker Nexperia has resumed some shipments of its vital chips, auto executives said on Friday, with Germany welcoming signs of de-escalation in a fight for control of the company that has rattled the car industry.

Nexperia, Chinese-owned but based in the Netherlands, makes billions of simple but ubiquitous chips for cars and other electronics. Supply of those chips has been snarled since a dispute between Amsterdam and Beijing over technology transfers.

“In principle, the de-escalation and continuation of negotiations between the Netherlands and China are very welcome at this point,” a German economy spokesperson said.

Germany – Europe’s biggest car manufacturer – remains hopeful that “short-term individual