Stellantis supplier seeks court order to compel chip supply for Jeep plant

[redriderbob]

Stellantis supplier seeks court order to compel chip supply for Jeep plant

U.S. judge denies Stellantis supplier bid to compel chip supply for Jeep plant

A federal judge in Michigan on Friday denied a request to issue an emergency order forcing NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O) to provide chips to a supplier of automaker Stellantis (STLA.MI).

www.reuters.com

 

[cygnus]

That’s what happens when you rely on an overseas electronics supply chain and a just in time delivery model with low/no spare inventory.

 

[JasonB]

That’s what happens when you rely on an overseas electronics supply chain and a just in time delivery model with low/no spare inventory.

I think it had more to do with dilapidated Texas infrastructure.

Winter weather closes Texas chip plants, worsening shortages

The winter storm ravaging the United States has forced the shutdown of computer chip manufacturing in Texas, threatening to worsen a global semiconductor shortage.

techxplore.com

It is not always the horrible foreigners, you know.

 

[cygnus]

The vast majority of automotive electronics components are still manufactured overseas.

 

[Mopar Lee]

The vast majority of automotive electronics components are still manufactured overseas.

Absolutely