General Motors Expands Production Downtime, Chevrolet Camaro, Traverse Affected
16 Sep 2021, 19:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has revealed that the production halt at some plants would continue, and the reason is the same painful global chip shortage
Good News at Last: U.S. Chipmaker to Double Output as Automakers Hammered by Shortage
16 Sep 2021, 07:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GlobalFoundries has announced that it expects 2021 to bring twice as many chips as 2020, with the output to further be expanded next year
Captain Obvious to the Rescue: China Warns the Chip Shortage Is “Quite Serious”
14 Sep 2021, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese ministry says the global chip shortage is here to stay, and what’s more, it’s a result of the health crisis that hit the world last year
Toyota Slashes Car Production Target Due to Obvious Reasons
12 Sep 2021, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has recently confirmed that it lowered its annual production target by as much as 300,000 cars due to disruptions at several parts factories
General Motors Says It’ll Be Hit Harder Than Expected by the Lack of Chips
11 Sep 2021, 05:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company explains that it expects its deliveries in North America to drop by as much as 200,000 cars versus 100,000 units estimated initially
Car Chips Could End Up Accounting for 20% of Premium Vehicle Bill of Materials
9 Sep 2021, 07:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Intel says the digitization of everything would lead to carmakers spending more on chips, eventually increasing their share on the BoM
Ford Boss Warns New Cars Will Be More Expensive, And There’s Even More Bad News
7 Sep 2021, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The cost of raw materials is also increasing, eventually making the final price customers have to pay for a new car to also go up
Daimler Expects the Worst in the Global Chip Crisis, Two More Years of Shortage
6 Sep 2021, 04:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Daimler CEO explains that the struggle to get enough chips and return to the normal production levels would continue in 2022 and even in 2023
American Carmakers Suspend Production and Toshiba Has Even More Bad News
5 Sep 2021, 05:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The global chip shortage wouldn’t come to an end until 2023, Toshiba warns, explaining it’s still not able to meet the demand from customers
Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Production Suspended Because We All Know Why
3 Sep 2021, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has decided to suspend production at no less than six North American factories due to the lack of semiconductors
Scania Doesn’t Escape the Wrath of Chip Shortage, Truck Production Suspended
31 Aug 2021, 06:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The truck manufacturing at plants in Sweden, France, and the Netherlands have been paused due to the lack of semiconductors
Horror Forecast Claims Global Chip Shortage Could Last Well Into 2023
30 Aug 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carmakers continue to struggle with the lack of chips, and while many expected the crisis to come to an end in 2022, new forecast suggests worse scenario
Ford F-150 Is the Latest Victim of the Global Chip Shortage
29 Aug 2021, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The American carmaker has confirmed that it’s once again cutting the production of its truck due to the lack of semiconductors
GM Shutting Down Bolt EV Assembly Plant Over Chip Supply Woes
20 Aug 2021, 15:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like the Ford F-150 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, the Bolt-making Orion Assembly Plant will go offline for the week starting August 23rd
Chip Shortage Might Turn Into Market Saturation, Analysts Worry
4 Aug 2021, 20:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The global chip shortage will become a thing of the past sometime in the near future, but the situation may lead to an oversupply, analysts fear.
Jeep Gladiator Production Halting One Week Over Chip Shortage
30 Jul 2021, 15:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For an entire week, the Jeep Toledo South Assembly Plant in Ohio will be offline as inventories of the 2021 Gladiator continue to dry up nationwide
The Toyota RAV4 Was the Fastest-Selling New Car in June 2021 in the U.S.
15 Jul 2021, 12:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In addition to being the most popular SUV in the United States, the RAV4 has been crowned the fastest-selling new vehicle in June 2021
TSMC Says Car Chips, iPhone 13 to Be Favored Over Other Products
22 Jun 2021, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chipmaker says its output will mostly go to Apple for the production of iPhones and car manufacturers for the vehicles they build globally
Hyundai Temporarily Shuts Down U.S. Factory Due to Chip Crisis
14 Jun 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Alabama production plant will temporarily halt operations as Hyundai is struggling with the lack of semiconductors for its cars
Volkswagen Says the Chip Crisis Has Reached the Worst Point
11 Jun 2021, 05:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen board member claims the company is now going through the toughest six weeks due to the lack of chips, with 100,000 cars said to be affected