BERLIN—Daimler Chief Technology Officer Markus Schaefer said the luxury carmaker expects chip supply to remain scarce throughout 2022, particularly in the first half of the year. “Chip scarcity will also accompany us in 2022, particularly in the first half,” Schaefer said to a journalists’ roundtable. “We do not expect significant production capacity increases in the…
US Auto Sales to Fall in December Due to Supply Constraints: Data
U.S. auto retail sales are expected to fall in December, as supply shortages and high demand have caused prices to skyrocket, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said in a report released on Thursday. Retail sales of new vehicles could fall 17.7 percent to 2,923,600 units from a year earlier, the report said. “Intense demand…
UK Car Plants Have Worst November Since 1984
LONDON—British car manufacturers had their slowest November in 37 years as the sector struggled to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global supply chains, industry data showed on Thursday. Car production fell by 28.7 percent compared with November 2021 to 75,756 units, despite a 53 percent increase in electric vehicle output, the…
US Auto Safety Nominee Hopes to Wrap Up Tesla Investigations ‘Soon’
December 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator said Thursday he hopes the agency can complete its investigations into electric car maker Tesla soon. Steven Cliff, deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and nominated for the top job, was asked about the agency’s probes into Tesla and he…
Tesla Sold 52,859 China-Made Vehicles in November: CPCA
December 8, 2021
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BEIJING—U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. sold 52,859 China-made vehicles in November, including 21,127 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Wednesday. Tesla, which is making Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles in Shanghai, sold 54,391 China-made vehicles in October, including 40,666 that were exported. Chinese EV makers Nio Inc….
US Auto Sales Slump, Stalled by Car Computer Chip Shortage
October 2, 2021
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DETROIT—In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos’ Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he’s got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold. Last month, what happened at his dealership about 115 miles (185 kilometers)…
Until 2023? Parts Shortage Will Keep Auto Prices Sky-High
TOLEDO, Ohio—Back in the spring, a shortage of computer chips that had sent auto prices soaring appeared, finally, to be easing. Some relief for consumers seemed to be in sight. That hope has now dimmed. A surge in COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant in several Asian countries that are the main producers of auto-grade…
Opinion: What Will Happen With Automaker Tesla in China?
Commentary On Feb. 8, the Chinese state-run media Xinhua reported that Tesla, the U.S. automaker, was summoned by five government departments including the General Administration of Market Supervision, to discuss consumers’ complaints about quality issues such as abnormal acceleration, battery fires, and remote vehicle upgrades. On Feb. 9, Xinhua issued three commentaries on the incident,…
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