Auto Production Disrupted By Chip Shortages: A Dream Car May Be Hard To Find
Computer chips are an essential component for new cars. But car production has recovered faster than expected, and competing demand for semiconductors has also been rising. Some plants are struggling.
Automakers around the world, from Japan to Texas, are grappling with a global shortage of computer chips.
Volkswagen about the growing problem last month. Now more automakers are reporting problems, including a Ford plant in Kentucky that shut down temporarily, a Jeep plant in Mexico that extended its holiday shutdown and other factories that are trimming production plans based
