Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands. China-based Wingtech Technologies acquired it in late 2019. In 2025, the U.S. government announced it doesn’t trust Wingtech to produce something crticial for our national security. That decision triggered a three-way tug-of-war for control of Nexperia. The Dutch, Chinese, and U.S. governments are all throwing around their weight, preventing chip production. Automakers that relied on Nexperia chips have taken most of the damage.

Honda slows, shutters factories across North America over chip shortage

On October 27, Honda adjusted production at its U.S. and Canadian factories. The next day, it halted a plant in Mexico.

Honda operates four major factories in the U.S. Marysville, Ohio, assembles the Accord. East Liberty, Ohio, builds the CR-V. Greensburg, Indiana, handles the Civic and some CR-Vs. Lincoln, Alabama, turns out the Pilot, Passport, Odyssey, and Ridgeline.

Output resumes, questions linger

In mid-November, Honda announced it will resume regular output at all of its North American plants, effective Monday, November 24. So is the chip crisis solved? Is Nexperia shipping again, or did Honda find chips elsewhere? The automaker isn’t saying.

When reporters asked Honda whether Nexperia restarted shipments, a spokesperson said to ask Nexperia. Sounds like there’s still some tension in the air.