German auto giant Daimler Group (Daimler) CEO Kang Songlin (Ola Kallenius) said that the global semiconductor shortage will continue next year and may not be resolved until 2023.
Kang Songlin made the above assessment at a press conference on the eve of the Munich Auto Show this week. Daimler Group recently lowered its annual sales forecast for the automotive division, and expects the delivery volume to be the same as in 2020, rather than a substantial increase.
In addition, Mercedes-Benz, one of its brands, was affected by the shutdown in Malaysia this season. The country has become the main focus of chip packaging and testing in recent years. The main supplier of the factory.
Kallenius believes that the chip shortage is expected to begin to ease in the fourth quarter of this year, but it is predicted that "structural" demand issues will affect the industry in 2022.
A Japanese chip manufacturer that supplies Toyota Motor has the same forecast last month, believing that the tight supply situation may continue throughout the next year.
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