Chip Shortage Impacts Auto Industry

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...cut-note-compact-car-production-idUSKBN29D1NF

Honda Motor Co also said Friday its output in Japan could be affected by a shortage of semiconductors.

Major auto chip suppliers such as NXP Semiconductor said auto production rebounded faster than expected from the pandemic, leaving them struggling to catch up.
Meantime, chip manufacturing capacity has been stretched thin globally as laptops fly off shelves for working from home, and PCs and gaming consoles sell heavily, leading chip firms such as Nvidia Corp to warn of supply constraints.

A massive fire at a chip plant owned by Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp (AKM), a unit of Asahi Kasei Corp, in southern Japan in October has also damaged semiconductor supply.
 
I think this is going to affect me. My 21 escape started production on 1/4 according to window sticker and dealer cannot tell me whether it will be delayed. I’ve got other vehicles to drive but anxious for it to get here.
 
Wow I’m surprised really.

Why? I have issues getting parts just about everyday......Stupid stuff like OE 4L60E filters & just about any high volume sellers from Sonnax for example.
Had to buy OE 6L80E 456 Steels from the dealer at twice the price because Raybestos/Allomatic seems to be WAY behind.

Might get worse before it gets better.
 
Why? I have issues getting parts just about everyday......Stupid stuff like OE 4L60E filters & just about any high volume sellers from Sonnax for example.
Had to buy OE 6L80E 456 Steels from the dealer at twice the price because Raybestos/Allomatic seems to be WAY behind.

Might get worse before it gets better.
Yeah I guess you are right parts have been hard to get recently. My parts stores have been out of some parts for quite a while. Based on what I have seen as far as parts inventory too it’s been sorry. And yeah it probably will get worse. Work has also been pretty slow in my area usually you see these shops packed to the max not anymore.
 
Why? I have issues getting parts just about everyday......Stupid stuff like OE 4L60E filters & just about any high volume sellers from Sonnax for example.
Had to buy OE 6L80E 456 Steels from the dealer at twice the price because Raybestos/Allomatic seems to be WAY behind.

Might get worse before it gets better.
I have more backorders the past year, than my previous 13 years combined. For a long time the Motorcraft FA-1883 air filter was on backorder. Its not like it fits anything important, only pretty much every F-150 since 2011.
 
https://news.yahoo.com/toyota-production-japan-hit-parts-014954458.html

i wonder if (and hope, full disclosure) more decontented, base model, affordably priced, cars will be offered. “good enough” now may well be preferable to waiting for “absolute best” sometime in the unclear future. the production of simpler cars should present lower stress on the environment, if such a thing is of concern. k.i.s.s. has a certain value.
 
I’m not so sure I like all the computerized nanny features. I just discovered that the bass and treble was “locked out” during motion. No thank you! I’ll adjust it as necessary depending on The song.

maybe manufacturers can relearn how to get heat and AC with wires and switches 😂
 
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