Chip shortage to keep plaguing automakers in coming months Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Global chip supply shortages are forcing Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers to cut back on production at factories around the world. | KYODO Kyodo Feb 8, 2021 Automakers around the world will likely be forced to continue production cutbacks in the coming months until a global semiconductor supply shortage can be resolved, industry experts say. Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have said they partially halted production at factories around the world due to the chip shortage just as they began recovering from pandemic-forced plant shutdowns.