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A global dearth of these vital components, and a reliance on just-in-time manufacturing, has put the motor industry in a tricky spot A semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images A semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images Sat 5 Jun 2021 16.00 BST H ere’s a tale of two industries – cars and computers. In February, major car manufacturers such as Nissan and Honda began to warn shareholders that revenues were likely to fall significantly below expectations. And the reason wasn’t Covid-19 – well, not directly anyway: the pandemic had already significantly depressed sales in...
