• Cost-of-living crisis could ease chip demand
    • 30/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The semiconductor shortage could soon be a thing of the past, according to VCN Automotive. It believes the cost-of-living crisis means consumers are not upgrading their smartphones or investing in new laptops in the same quantity as before, meaning chips will be more readily available to the automotive [...]
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  • Global shortages impacting UK production
    • 05/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK new car registrations fell by 15.8% to 119,167 units in April, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite showrooms being open for the entire month, unlike the previous year which saw lockdown restrictions in place until 12 April, global supply chain [...]
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  • Exports drive rise in CV production
    • 28/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 22.2% in the first month of the year, with 6,860 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines. This is according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite January’s output being a significant improvement on [...]
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  • Mini factory pauses production
    • 24/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Production at the Mini factory in Oxford has been halted due to a shortage in semi-conductors. The factory stopped operating on Monday and will remain closed for the rest of this week. A spokesman for BMW said: "As a result of the global semiconductor shortage, an issue that has affected the entire automotive [...]
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