Insight - Chipmakers have a message for carmakers: Your turn to pay

People walking past a Nissan showroom in Tokyo. Automakers like Nissan Motor Co Ltd and others are accepting longer order commitments and higher inventories. — AFP

THE shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing – at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.

What had been “war room operations” to manage chip shortages are becoming embedded features of vehicle development, said executives in both industries.