How car makers collided with a global chip shortage
How car makers collided with a global chip shortage Premium . Updated: 13 Feb 2021, 01:49 PM IST The Wall Street Journal Auto demand rebounded from a coronavirus slowdown for Ford, GM, VW and others, but the industry misjudged supply lines of semiconductors that control engines, airbags, touchscreens Share Via Read Full Story Executives at auto makers like Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co. were upbeat about the industry’s recovery in early fall. Demand was rebounding from pandemic lows, and their factories were humming again. Then came the warnings. Like the one in a Nov. 12 Skype call...