A fire-damaged Japanese factory that supplies many of the auto industry’s computer chips is producing about 88% of what it was making before the March blaze, its owner says.
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Toyota has stockpiled critically-needed chips for its vehicles, something analysts believe has helped it weather the chip shortage somewhat better than other OEMs. (Toyota)
Now that the chip shortage has been with us for more than six months, some expert insights are emerging about ways manufacturers of vehicles (and other electronics products) as well as chip and component supply chain managers can fix things or at least do a better job the next time a global pandemic or other major disaster hits.
Deloitte released a new study on the auto sector, while an Avnet executive shared perspectives from her decades in the supply business.
Ford CEO Jim Farley on building the electric F-150 and reinventing Ford
Ford’s CEO on an upgradable, electric future
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That’s two of Ford’s most iconic brands now electrified, and CEO Jim Farley joined
Decoder to talk about what it means to transition Ford into being an EV company, competing with Tesla, and how to build a charging network around the world that can support its efforts.
Ford also just announced a major deal with Google to use Android as the operating system in its cars, and I wanted to know what pushed the company in that direction and how Jim sees our relationship to cars changing as they turn into what are fundamentally rolling computers. His answers surprised me he hinted at one day being able to upgrade the computing systems of a car the same way you might upgrade or replace the engine or the shocks.