The global chip shortage continues to wreak havoc in several industries, including the automotive sector, with carmakers having no other option than to temporarily shut down their operations at various plants.
Nissan has already confirmed earlier this month that it’s planning a series of production adjustments at its factories due to the global chip shortage, and now the company provides more details about how it plans to deal with the semiconductor struggle.
autoevolution 28 May 2021, 7:07 UTC ·
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The global shortage of chips has forced carmakers to take unprecedented measures in an attempt to reduce the impact on their operations, but unfortunately for the industry, many ended up temporarily halting production because there was no other way around it. 1 photo
Most carmakers simply didn’t have enough chips to install on their cars, so suspending the operations and working on reduced hours was most often the only way to go.
But Elon Musk has reportedly come up with another solution to the global chip shortage. The Financial Times writes that Tesla could end up buying its very own chip plant, just to make sure it has permanent access to semiconductors, and therefore it doesn’t need to wait for its orders to be shipped.
autoevolution 26 May 2021, 6:10 UTC ·
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The global chip shortage is a nightmare that won’t come to an end too soon, or at least, that’s what so many tech experts keep saying these days, despite all the efforts of everyone involved in the industry to deal with the whole thing. 1 photo
Pretty much everybody is affected, from tech companies to automotive manufacturers, and it’s all because the demand for chips is so high that foundries across the world can’t build enough semiconductors to be installed on the products others build.
The chip shortage had a major impact on carmakers, with several of them turning to temporary halts of their operations, waiting for suppliers to build more chips for specific models.
autoevolution 25 May 2021, 4:51 UTC ·
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After Nissan, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi turned to production adjustments to deal with the lack of chips, Kia is now embracing a similar decision, as the company has reportedly decided to suspend the operations at its plant in the United States for two days due to the same reason.
Kia’s production facility in Georgia will therefore shut down on Thursday and Friday, marking the second time this year when the South Korean carmaker turns to such a decision in an attempt to deal with the lack of semiconductors. Kia also idled its U.S. factory for two days last month.