This photograph shows a general view of Nexperia headquarters in Nijmegen on November 6, 2025.
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has publicly called on its China unit to help restore supply chain operations, warning in an open letter that customers across industries are reporting "imminent production outages."
Nexperia's Dutch unit said Thursday that its open letter followed "repeated attempts to establish direct communication through conventional channels" but did not have "any meaningful response."
The letter marks the latest twist in a long-running saga that has threatened global automotive supply chains and stoked a bitter battle between Amsterdam and Beijing over technology transfer.
"We welcomed the Chinese authorities' commitment to facilitate the resumption of exports from Nexperia's Chinese facility and that of our subcontractors, enabling the continued flow of our products to global markets," Nexperia's Dutch unit said in the letter.
"Nevertheless, customers across industries are still reporting imminent production stoppages. This situation cannot persist," they added. The group called on the leadership of Nexperia's entities in China to take steps to restore the established supply flows without delay.
In a statement, Wingtech Technology, Nexperia's Chinese parent company, said on Friday that the Dutch unit's open letter contained "a large number of misleading and untrue allegations."
It said the "unlawful deprivation of Wingtech's control and shareholder rights over Nexperia" was the root cause of the ongoing supply chain chaos.
"Combined with the recent series of actions by the Dutch government and Nexperia B.V., we believe their true intention is to buy time for Nexperia B.V. to construct a 'de-China-ized' supply chain and permanently strip Wingtech of its shareholder rights," Wingtech said.