Chip shortage persists, raw materials also in short supply https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/06/vw-ford-daimler-fear-chip-shortage-could-persist-for-some-time.html
Beyond chips, there are now other shortages to contend with. Ford is facing a “new crisis” in raw materials, Herrmann said. “It’s not only semiconductors,” he said, adding that lithium, plastics and steel are all in relatively short supply. “You find shortages or constraints all over the place.”
Car prices will rise as the cost of raw materials goes up, Herrmann said.
Despite the imbalances, Herrmann said Ford Europe’s incoming order bank was “fantastic” and that “demand is actually extremely strong.”