European carmakers will be required to buy chips from at least two suppliers in certain cases and to incorporate supply chain resilience into their procurement decisions, according to a draft law the European Commission is expected to present next month.
After a series of supply chain shocks, the EU is set to impose mandatory measures on the likes of Volkswagen, Stellantis and Renault to prevent excessive dependence on a single chip supplier, most notably from China, according to two EU officials.
The move is being planned as part of a revamp of the bloc's semiconductor legislation, known as the Chips Act 2, which will be included in a package of legislative proposals to boost the EU's technological sovereignty.
The current version of the bill is still being discussed within the European Commission and might see last-minute changes before it is formally presented on 3 June.
"The Chip Act 2 will reflect today’s technology landscape and geopolitical realities," Thomas Regnier, the Commission's spokesperson for tech sovereignty, told Euronews.
