bad? even the society of motor manufacturers bad? even the society of motor manufacturers and bad? even the society of motor manufacturers and traders - bad? even the society of motor manufacturers and traders has| bad? even the society of motor - manufacturers and traders has said these figures were dismal and it was a miserable year last year and it is easy to see why. in 2020, we had the first waves of covert and there were lockdowns, factories had to shut. so when the figures were bad, that year, it was understandable. people hoped there would be a good recovery, it didn t happen because we started to suffer from the knock on effects of covid. car is now a day rely on a steady supply of computer chips, there are 1,500 to 3,000 computer chips in a modern car to power all sorts of complex systems like the abs braking, navigation systems, engine management systems, all that sort of thing, you need computer chips. but the supply of chips was interrupted, there were not enough comin