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Chip shortage forces automakers to leave out some high-end features

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Renault has stopped offering an oversized digital screen behind the steering wheel on its Arkana model to save on chips.
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By:
Bloomberg
May 06, 2021 08:14 AM

When automakers were first hit with chip shortages at the end of last year, they tried idling factories until the trouble passed. But with the crisis stretching into its fifth month and getting worse, they are getting creative to keep at least some production moving forward.

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