GM Is Shipping Full-Size Pickups With Worse Fuel Economy
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A parts shortage means that GM is shipping full-size pickups with a missing fuel economy module, and that means worse fuel economy. Anything to get pickups out the door! All that and more in The Morning Shift for March 16, 2021.
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1st Gear: Chip Shortage Means No Fuel Economy Module
Nothing stands between America and its pickup trucks. Not a global pandemic, certainly not a parts shortage! Even if this means sending trucks out the door with worse fuel economy, as Reuters reports:
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Bloomberg 3/9/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg A pedestrian walks past a Nio Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China, on Monday, March 1, 2021. Chinese electric-vehicle upstart Nio posted a wider-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter, a year after a government cash injection saved the company from bankruptcy.
(Bloomberg) China’s electric-car makers are paying top-dollar rents to open showrooms in luxury malls, as they seek to gain an edge in the hyper-competitive market.
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