Archives for August 2021

Tuesday Morning Auto News, Aug 31, 2021

August 31, 2021 By Bertel Schmitt

Filed Under: Morning News, News Tagged With: Morning News First published on August 31, 2021 1:00 pm

World’s Largest Automakers: Toyota extends its lead over VW, may run out of steam soon

August 30, 2021 By Bertel Schmitt

7 months into the year, Toyota leads Volkswagen by around 700,000 units, mainly because the Japanese automaker managed to get through the global chip-crisis mostly unharmed. This is about to end.

Toyota’s strategic chip reserves are beginning to run low, and the company announced two weeks ago that it will cut global production by 40% in September. Volkswagen however also said that it may have to cut its production further. The silicon-shortage could last into 2022 and beyond, it could even get worse, Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger said.

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Filed Under: Analysis, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, OEMs, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen, World's Largest Automakers Tagged With: World's Largest Automakers First published on August 30, 2021 2:57 pm

Monday Morning Auto News, Aug 30, 2021

August 30, 2021 By Bertel Schmitt

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Filed Under: Morning News, News First published on August 30, 2021 1:00 pm

Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 By Bertel Schmitt

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Filed Under: Morning News, News Tagged With: Morning News First published on August 27, 2021 12:00 pm

Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 26, 2021

August 26, 2021 By Bertel Schmitt

Note: I will be traveling when it’s time to post the Friday Morning Auto News, and it is very much possible that it will be posted late, or not at all, depending on the vagaries of connectivity, time, and server access. We shall see tomorrow, or we shall meet again Monday.

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Filed Under: About First published on August 26, 2021 1:01 pm