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Computer Chip Shortage Forces Two Week GM Plant Shutdown
Horse Plains Drifter
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Just wait until China takes over Taiwan. Nothing says they can't put an embargo on the west similar to what we have done to Russia. Bob
They should all do like Dodge, sell em without the dang chips. No one needs auto shut off or cylinder reduction. Go back to the older way and make vehicles!
None will admit it but it's probably has a lot to do with the lack of sales, without consumers buying a product there becomes a serious backlog on the manufacturing end. A chip shortage is an easy thing to blame it on instead of your companies reputation and management going down the drain.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Give it just a little more time. They will figure that out.
It will get worse before it gets better.
There are 10s of thousands of 2021 production sitting idle waiting for chips . What happens to the market when they finally are able to be shipped and sold ? Deep discounts ? Even my dealership buddies don't have a clue
thank Bill and Bush for their failed globalism policies.
Will probably add them to the scrap yard with all the diesel beetles. They can't afford to let us buy new vehicles for the cheap.....people might get used to the lower prices! They like em all above 50k!🤬😡
Also, lucky for us the......
Electric Vehicles won't need any of those RARE circuit chips! LMAO!
Rerun of Cash for Clunkers
Just not gm having to wait
Honda also
I don't think that's it. Most lots are almost empty in my area. Most local GM dealer told me getting inventory is tough and everything they get gets sold right away.
I bought a new Silverado 2500 in January 2021 for $53,000. HAS 18000 miles on it right now, manager at dealer said he could get me 55k for it right now if I wanted. I am tempted but to get a new one right now is over $70k for the same thing so it wouldn't to me any good to sell it.
Chips? Body shop can't find parts for my 2013 dodge. Shortage of every thing but BS.
An interesting tidbit.......
One of the noble gasses.......Neon......is critical in the process of manufacturing integrated circuits.
Who supplies about 50% of the world's Neon needs????........Ukraine!!!
Some more $0.02......
"Some more $0.02"
I want my money back! LOL
Well..........there was a time we manufactured our own chips in America.
I prefer Lay's or Wise chips.
I was looking through some early 60s Outdoor Life magazines and nearly everything advertised was made here,even clothes and boots.