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Tian Yulong, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council today on "promoting the construction of a manufacturing power and a network power to help build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way" that automobile chips are now an issue of social concern. Since the second half of last year, the manufacturing capacity of global integrated circuits has continued to be tight, and various industries have appeared the problem of "lack of core" one after another, which has had a certain impact on the development of the global industry.

It said that the main reason for the lack of core is that manufacturing companies have generally slowed down their capacity expansion plans as a result of the global epidemic, resulting in a mismatch between capacity supply and demand; second, the epidemic continues to repeat, causing some countries and regions to shut down some chip production lines, resulting in reduced production and a cut-off in the supply of some chips. Tian Yulong said that the problem of tension in the chip supply chain will still exist for some time. In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will strengthen coordination and strengthen the accurate docking of the supply chain, so that the supply capacity of automotive chips can be improved in an all-round way, so that the automobile industry can develop steadily and healthily.

At present, the global automobile has encountered the universal problem of "lack of core". Many automobile companies have announced to stop or reduce production because of the lack of chip supply, which has also had a certain impact on the global automobile manufacturers, resulting in a massive reduction in production by automobile manufacturers. the difficulty of lifting cars by terminal dealers continues to emerge. According to relevant media reports, FAW-Volkswagen originally planned to produce about 610000 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, but due to the shortage of chips, it is expected to produce only 400000 vehicles in the second quarter. Toyota officially announced on August 19th that global production would be reduced from 900000 to 540000 in September due to a shortage of spare parts caused by the outbreak. In August, due to the impact of the epidemic in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, the global chip supply shortage further intensified, and a number of multinational automobile companies, such as Ford and General Motors, also announced production cuts one after another. GM began suspending operations at most North American plants and will make further adjustments in line with the progress of the supply chain. Ford also announced that it would temporarily close its plant in Kansas City because of a shortage of chips and other related parts.

According to an earlier forecast released by HIS, the number of light vehicles reduced due to chip shortages reached 672000 in the first quarter of 2021 and increased to 1.3 million in the second quarter. This also means that the problem of core shortage will continue to affect the automobile industry for some time in the future. Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the Federation, said that solving the problem of "lack of core" requires the coordination of the industrial chain, the combination of far and near, and multiple measures to strengthen the docking of supply and demand, so as to promote the stable and healthy development of China's automobile industry.

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