According to BusinessKorea reports, global automotive chips are in a severe shortage, causing automakers to interrupt or delay production. General Motors (GM) South Korea recently stated that it plans to suspend employee overtime arrangements during weekends to reduce vehicle production.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, remote office and home-based learning have gradually become trends. The demand for IT products such as TVs and other household appliances and laptops has continued to grow. Eventually, a large number of chip orders have flooded into foundries and relatively cheap cars. Chip production has been delayed.
It is reported that the Korean branch of General Motors has not received enough ECU chips and chip products for in-vehicle infotainment systems.
According to reports, General Motors South Korea has cancelled the overtime arrangement originally scheduled for January 23 at the Bupyeon plant.
A person in charge of GM's South Korea branch said, "Some car models supplied by GM in the United States are facing a shortage of chips. We plan to reduce car production by suspending overtime and additional work."
Korean media pointed out that this is the first time that South Korean automakers have cut production due to chip shortages.