supplies of semiconductor chips have been failing to meet demand in a wide range of industries including carmakingnew delhi the chip shortage that is disrupting global car production could continue into 2022 and even 2023 a leading german car industry figure has said the bbc reportedcovid had been a stress test for the industry which needed a thorough review of its supply chains daimler chairman ola kallenius said supplies of semiconductor chips have been failing to meet demand in a wide range of industries these include carmaking which staged a quick recovery from the pandemic the shortages had caused shutdowns in malaysia and would significantly impact production and sales in the third quarter kallenius who is also head of mercedesbenz told the bbc at the international mobility show in munich advt chip producers say this will bleed into 2022 from a structural point of view and then gradually get better he added this meant the shortages could last into 2023 but hopefully not at the level of severity that we have experienced here in the last couple of months he said kallenius said covid had been a stress test and a traffic jam for the car industry it would take a while before everything was moving again he added but we will learn from this stress test and look even deeper into all the tiers of the supply chain to make the system more robustkallenius head mercedesbenzkoray kose an analyst at gartner says that among the pressures facing the chip industry prior to the pandemic were the rise of 5g which increased demand and the decision by the us to prevent the sale of semiconductors and other technology to huawei chip makers outside the us were quickly flooded with orders from the chinese firm the bbc reported as the pandemic unfolded early signs of fluctuating demand led to stockpiling and advance ordering of chips by some tech firms which left others struggling to acquire the components people working from home have needed laptops tablets and webcams to help them do their jobs and chip factories did close during lockdowns the bbc reported at times consumers have struggled to buy the devices they want though manufacturers have so far been able to catch up with demand eventually bosses at the tech giants appear sharply aware of this the chief executives of intel and ibm have both said recently that the chip shortage could last two years advt also readchip crunch may last a year amid perfect storm says imi ceoeveryone was hit by the chip shortage and its now affecting the entire supply chain including nonautomotivesee more detailsapplied materials aims to improve chip production for electric vehiclessuch chips are gaining traction in electric vehicles like those made by tesla inc because they are more efficient and lighter in weight than standard silicon chips for transmitting power from a cars battery to its motors helping improve range see more details ians published on sep 10 2021 at 0459 pm ist telegram facebook