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According to China Business report, a number of car company executives said that affected by the epidemic in Malaysia, the current black market price of Bosch ESP (body stabilization system) chip is 4000 yuan per chip, but under normal supply conditions, Bosch ESP chip only needs 13 yuan per chip, and the black market price is nearly 300 times higher than the normal price. It is understood that the black market price of Bosch ESP chips has continued to rise since August, with a price of 1500 yuan at the beginning of August, 2500 yuan in mid-August, and about 4000 yuan at present.

An executive of a car company revealed to the media the process of the deal, when a car pulled him to an office building he didn't know and paid for the delivery on the other. "only accept cash, there are no conditions to talk about, and there is no way to inspect the goods. If you buy a refurbished piece, you can only recognize it. People who don't buy the goods are waiting in line to buy them." At the same time, it also said that the Bosch ESP chip in black market circulation is a sealed chip, and after it is bought, the chip will be sent to Bosch for inspection, and the qualified product will be filled with software and shipped back to the factory for loading; they suspect that the chip is coming from the Italian-French semiconductor factory in Malaysia, which is the upstream supplier of Bosch ESP chip. For this news, Bosch China responded that Bosch does not produce these chips, Bosch China also needs to purchase. The shortage does exist. Bosch has been communicating with suppliers and customers to strive for a guaranteed confession. In addition, it also said: "the alleviation of the chip shortage still has a gradual process of climbing and recovery, and it still takes some time." It is true that for how long, there are many uncertain factors, so it is difficult to give the exact time, but all parties are doing their best, and now the supply chain links up very closely. We have to believe that the experts in the supply chain must be doing their best, because there is no chip factory. Parts suppliers and main engine manufacturers do not want to delay. "

It is understood that Bosch China, as the world's largest auto parts supplier, accounts for about 70 per cent of the market share of China's auto ESP systems. Due to the impact of the Malaysian epidemic in August, its semiconductor supplier's Malaysian Muar plant has stopped production. Bosch ESP/IPB, VCU, TCU and other chips have also been directly affected and have been basically cut off since August. Earlier on August 17, Xu Daquan, executive vice president of Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said in a post on moments: "I have just been informed that the Malaysian Muar factory of a semiconductor chip supplier was closed last night until August 21 because of the new epidemic. Bosch ESP/IPB, VCU, TCU and other chips will be directly affected. It is expected that the supply will be cut off in August, which will have a great impact on the domestic automobile industry. According to relevant data, the semiconductor chip supplier referred to in Xu Daquan's article is Italian Semiconductor. The chip products of Italian and French semiconductors play an important role in the auto parts industry. For example, the overall demand coverage of auto parts based on L9369-TR chip materials in Chinese mainframe factories reached 7.5 per cent, and the shortage will affect the production of nearly 900000 vehicles in China in August.

In response to the sharp rise in the black market price of Bosch ESP chips, some industry insiders said: this kind of chip price surge will exist in the market transaction, mainly because the lack of a chip will affect the production of the whole vehicle, so many enterprises are willing to pay a high price.

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