highs on monday. jim holder is editorial director of what car? and autocar magazines good morningjim. good morning jim. the good morningjim. the car industry has been through such a torrid two years and now this happens. really, for many of the world s biggest carmakers they have to just put their plans on hold, don t they? certainly for electric vehicles. once again, the green shoots of recovery from the pandemic were just starting to show but this really is a short term impact, potentially a medium term one and even a long term one. they are getting hit from all sides, an immediate rise in costs and huge supply chain problems that could stop them from even making the cars and then long term, the vehicle of concern, it is critical for the manufacture of the electric cars they need to make. find manufacture of the electric cars they need to make. and we hear that. cars they need to make. and we hear that. you cars they need to make. and we hear that, you know, cars they need to
norway s karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men s 400 metre hurdles. there are a slew of car companies reporting their results this week. stellantis, it s brands include fiat, chrysler and peugeot, is reporting today, as is bmw. then we ve got general motors, toyota and honda on wednesday. so we should get a real sense of how the car making sector is doing as we start to exit the pandemic. it s widely reported the biggest issue is a shortage of the semi conductor chips, but this is seen as a temporary problem. the main challenge is the electrification of the industry as governments set limits for the end of petrol and diesel cars. jim holderjoins us editorial director, what car? and autocar.
norway s karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men s 400 metre hurdles. there are a slew of car companies reporting their results this week. stellantis its brands include fiat, chrysler and peugeot is reporting today, as is bmw. then we ve got general motors, toyota and honda on wednesday. so we should get a real sense of how the car making sector is doing as we start to exit the pandemic. jim holder is the editorial director at what car? and autocar. he explained who will be the stand out. you are probably looking to the premium brands, brands like bmw, for the really standout figures, but i think overall we re seeing a positive trend despite the massive headwinds