The semiconductor chip shortage continues to be the dominant news item in the automotive supply chain world. Not that anyone is surprised by this anymore. The NTEA, the association for the work truck industry, said in its May 2021 edition of NTEA News that it expects the semiconductor chip issue to cause some sort of disruption to the production of work trucks until at least the third quarter of 2021.
Auto analysts say passenger car construction could be impacted well into 2022 or even 2023. If...