Chip shortage toll: 450,000 vehicles and counting, analyst firm says

Dacia Sanderos at the brand's factory in Pitesti, Romania, which has seen production stoppages due to the semiconductor shortage.

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Peter Sigal

February 14, 2021 09:14 AM

The semiconductor shortage cost the auto industry at least 450,000 units of lost production just in January and February, analyst firm LMC said.

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