A tiny partâs big effect: Car industry crippled by global chip shortage
Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Dismiss
By Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette
April 27, 2021 â 7.15am
Save
Normal text size
Advertisement
Around the world, auto assembly lines are going quiet, workers are idle, and dealership parking lots are looking bare.
A shortage of semiconductors â the tiny but critical chips used to calibrate carsâ fuel injection, run infotainment systems or provide the brains for cruise control â has upended automaking.
Morris Chang, chairman and founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. The company, a giant in chip manufacturing, gives high priority to smartphone makers, leaving car manufacturers waiting.