Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. (Photo Provided/WLFI) by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business Posted: May 7, 2021 / 02:08 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — Workers at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette are back on the job this week, following a two-week furlough, stemming from a global shortage of semiconductors. The company suspended production last month because of an interruption in the supply of certain parts that rely on microchips, a problem the entire auto industry is facing. SIA says semitrailers full of parts arrive at the plant about every 24 minutes, and many of those parts rely on microchips. “It’s everything from all of your driver assistance systems to your lighting, your interior lighting, turn signals, chassis, safety equipment, infotainment center power trains. These cars are just littered with them,” said Bryce Carpenter, vice president, industry engagement for Conexus Indiana, the state’s advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative.