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    US car industry in cry for help amid chip supply crisis

    By Agency Staff6 April 2021
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    A US car industry group on Monday urged the government to help as it warned the global semiconductor shortage could result in 1.28 million fewer vehicles built this year and disrupt production for another six months.

    The US commerce department should dedicate a portion of funding in a proposed bill to expand US semiconductor production to auto sector needs, the Alliance for Auto Innovation said in written responses to a government-initiated review.

    US President Joe Biden in February ordered several Federal agency actions to address the chip crisis and is also seeking US$37-billion in funding for legislation to supercharge chip manufacturing in the US.

    Ford said last week it would cut output at seven North American assembly plants, while Kia Motors said it was cutting two days of production in Georgia

    Some funding should “be used to build new capacity that will support the auto industry and mitigate the risks to the automotive supply chain evidenced by the current chip shortage”, the group’s CEO, John Bozzella, wrote.

    The group said the US government could specify “a particular percentage – that is reasonably based on the projected needs of the auto industry – be allocated for facilities that will support the production of auto-grade chips in some manner”.

    Hard hit

    The group represents nearly all major car makers with factories in the US including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Hyundai.

    Car makers have been hit particularly hard by the global chip shortage after many cancelled orders when their plants were idled during the coronavirus pandemic. When they were ready to recommence production, they found that chip makers were busy fulfilling orders for the consumer electronics industry, which has seen demand for premium devices — both for work and leisure — boom as people spent more time at home.

    Most car manufacturers have been hit by the shortage. In recent announcements, Ford said last week it would cut output at seven North American assembly plants, while Kia Motors said it was cutting two days of production in Georgia.  — Reported by David Shepardson, (c) 2021 Reuters



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