Bosch Says Auto Chip Bottlenecks Will Continue Next Year. “there are areas where demand continues high and there will still be some bottlenecks where this problem will still be relevant in 2023 but we will some improvement in 2023” Bosch, Europe’s largest auto supplier, said it expects global bottlenecks because of a shortage of auto […]
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Indian Car Sales To Overtake Chip Shortage, Coronavirus Stricken Germany
Indian Car Sales To Overtake Chip Shortage, Coronavirus Stricken Germany. “It remains to be seen whether Germany can overtake India again” More cars will be sold in India in 2021 and 2022 than in Germany, thanks to European shortages in semiconductors lasting into the first half of 2022 and the latest version of the coronavirus […]
Stellantis Edges Ahead Of VW In Europe Thanks To Chips
Stellantis Edges Ahead Of VW In Europe Thanks To Chips. “The latest data makes it increasingly likely that sales in Western Europe will not eclipse the anaemic 2020 result” Stellantis, the auto giant created by the merger of Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, toppled long-time leader Volkswagen from the top of Western Europe’s sales league in […]
Crisis; What Chip Crisis? Mercedes Sales Dive 25%, Profit Jumps Nearly 20%
Crisis; What Chip Crisis? Mercedes Sales Dive 25%, Profit Jumps Nearly 20%. “Good times for Mercedes are coming, because when the chips are rolling again, the profit increases significantly. But Tesla will become an even stronger competitor in the future” The semiconductor shortage, which has crippled manufacturing by mass car makers, is a “crisis” made […]
BMW Startles Investors With Strong Profit Forecast Uplift Despite Chip Crisis
BMW Startles Investors With Strong Profit Forecast Uplift Despite Chip Crisis. “There are tougher times ahead for the industry though, with some uncertainty over transaction prices and demand as the global economic rebound slows” BMW surprised investors with news it raised its profit forecast for 2021 to between 9.5% and 10.5% from its previous expectation […]
Auto Maker’s Rosy Profit Outlook Could Be Undermined By Inflation, Chip Shortage
Auto Maker’s Rosy Profit Outlook Could Be Undermined By Inflation, Chip Shortage. “Demand will fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, but there are headwinds to earnings from rising prices, mainly steel, and temporary chips bottlenecks” The profit party could be over in 2022 for most of Europe’s auto manufacturers which boosted earnings in the […]
Battery Scarcity Will Dwarf Chip Shortage Impact On Global Auto Sales
Battery Scarcity Will Dwarf Chip Shortage Impact On Global Auto Sales. “The market is characterized by two bottlenecks by 2030. A shortage of semiconductors until the beginning of 2023, and then an important battery cell availability problem” Growth in the global market for cars and SUVs will slow in the 2nd half of 2021 after […]
Faster Technology May Solve Silicon Chip Shortage, Enhance Electric Cars
Faster Technology May Solve Silicon Chip Shortage, Enhance Electric Cars. “GaN will accelerate electric vehicle acceptance and that will be a huge benefit to the world” Necessity being the mother of invention, automotive manufacturers can soon move on from worrying about the silicon chip shortage to getting excited about how much better the replacement technology […]
Chip Shortage Stymies Auto Recovery, While Supply Gap Inspires New Ideas
Chip Shortage Stymies Auto Recovery, While Supply Gap Inspires New Ideas. “Brexit, climate and Trump trade wars exposed the vulnerabilities of overly-rigid, just in time supply chains” The outlook for global auto sales is for continuing recovery from coronavirus lockdown slumps but at a slower pace than suggested by the early explosive rally, hampered by […]
Chronic Auto Chip Shortage Pinpoints Players Ill Equipped To Survive
Chronic Auto Chip Shortage Pinpoints Players Ill Equipped To Survive. “The nature of the shortage shows many manufacturers simply hadn’t grasped the crucial role of semiconductors and couldn’t foresee this shortage” The chip shortage is not only a short-term problem for traditional auto manufacturers, it signals to investors which companies have been asleep at the […]