Title: The Microchips Are Down for Cars as the Shortage Continues
Headings: The Microchips Are Down for Cars as the Shortage Continues
The Microchips Are Down for Cars as the Shortage Continues
If it has electronics, it’s affected by the global chip shortage—and that means cars, too
Why is there a global microchip shortage, anyway?
It’s going to be here for a while
Toyota’s meticulous plan to survive the chip shortage was a decade in the making https://t.co/FukLPTAjl2

Content: So, what caused this microchip shortage? The overly-simplified answer is the pandemic. But the real answer is understandably more complicated. RELATED: The 2021 Ford F-150 Is Struggling With the Chip Shortage
To be fair, the pandemic is arguably the biggest factor in the microchip shortage. Because people were working and staying at home, they needed and/or wanted to buy more computers, webcams, and game consoles, The Drive and Wirecutter explain. However, even before the pandemic, the foundries making the actual chips were already basically working flat out, CNBC reports. As a result, they simply haven’t been able to keep up with the increased worldwide demand. The tariffs imposed by former President Trump, though, are making things worse. These tariffs forced microchip buyers to seek out alterantive, often-overbooked manufacturers, Reuters reports.