24
Nov
15:50
Carmakers seen shouldering some blame for semiconductors shortage
The automotive industry must to a large extent blame itself for the shortage of semiconductors chips, the cause of production stoppages and of breaches of steel supply contracts, according to German economic TV programme Plusminus.
Plusminus, a weekly show on consumer issues, talked to several automotive industry experts who criticised the purchasing strategy of carmakers as too short-sighted in principle.
When the Covid-19 pandemic took off early last year and p…
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