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The Global Chip Shortage and the Automobile Industry: What’s Ahead?

The global chip shortage crisis explained. The pain of the world’s shortage of semiconductor chips has been shared widely but unevenly across industries, and in perhaps no sector has the impact been more devastating than in automotive. Since the shortage took root, a pecking order has taken shape in terms … Read more

Build-Shy and What That Means for GM

Automaker institutes a new build-shy term to describe its current production methodology. The term “build-shy” is new, but it aptly describes one automaker’s production strategy in this era of global chip shortages. GM, which is comprised of the Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC brands, isn’t allowing a shortage of semiconductor … Read more