Volkswagen China sees chip supply shortage easing
Starting in August, VW will source some chips from a new supplier, which will start to ease the shortage of semiconductors.
European sales rose 13% in June as pandemic recovery continues
Among brands, the monthly winners included Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia and Mazda. Among the losers were Renault and Ford.
GM adds downtime at 5 crossover plants due to chip shortage
Four of the automaker’s plants will be down from July 19 until Aug. 2.
Ford weighs shipping vehicles missing chips for dealerships to finish
Only dealers who would choose to receive the unfinished vehicles would get shipments and service technicians would be trained on how to install the chips.
Nissan extends U.S. production downtime for Altima sedan
Nissan said Titan and Frontier production also will be down for two days each in the first half of August.