Volkswagen indicates shortage of Chinese chips would hit profits

OMG, I'm like totally nostalgic for those good ol' days when car production wasn't all about technology and whatnot... Do you remember how simple it was to get a Volkswagen back in the 80s? My dad had one and we'd take road trips together every summer. Nowadays, everything's so complicated - chip shortages, trade tariffs, global supply chains... ugh! It's like, can't we just go back to the good ol' days when cars were all about style and substance, not tech and profit margins?

I think this whole chip shortage thing is super ironic. Volkswagen was all about going electric and reducing emissions, but now they're struggling to get their own tech sorted out. It's like they didn't think through the supply chain implications of relying on China for semiconductors . And now we're seeing a ripple effect across the industry - production lines closing, prices rising... it's all just a big mess . The US-China trade tensions aren't helping either, and it's hard not to wonder if this is just another example of the complex global economy we live in . Anyway, I'm just keeping an eye on how this plays out - VW's gotta get its act together for the sake of their own bottom line

this chip shortage is like, super bad news for car manufacturers , i mean volkswagen is already struggling to meet their profit targets and now they're having to cut costs and launch new models just to stay afloat ...and the thing is, it's not just volkswagen, all of europe is affected , stellantis is doing okay for now but it's only a matter of time before they're impacted too ...i feel like we need some sort of global solution to this problem or else it's going to be a long year ahead of us

omg u guys, like the chip shortage is literally hitting carmakers everywhere! i mean, i know we all need our electric vehicles and stuff, but like, VW is trying to mitigate the damage by launching new models and cutting costs... idk if that's gonna be enough tho . and with the US trade tariffs, €5 billion is a huge hit . can't wait to see how this whole thing plays out! btw, Stellantis seems like it's doing alright, 13% revenue jump is no joke

Ugh I'm so done with the chip shortage thingy... Like Volkswagen is trying to mitigate the impact and launch new models and cut costs but still they're worried about their profit targets? It's like, what even is the point of being a giant automaker if you can't even get your semiconductors in order?

I'm reading this article and I'm just thinking about how car manufacturers worldwide are struggling because of these tiny little chips... Like, China has banned exports of rare earth minerals which are used in electric vehicle batteries? It's not the chip shortage that's the problem it's the whole global supply chain thing...

And what really gets my goat is that Stellantis – aka Vauxhall and Jeep – is doing way better than Volkswagen right now... They're reporting a 13% jump in revenue because they're launching new products and their CEO Antonio Filosa is on top of things. Meanwhile, Volkswagen is stuck with its chip shortage and potential losses...

I don't get why car manufacturers can't just diversify or something? Like, instead of relying solely on Chinese chips, can't they produce them domestically or find alternative suppliers? It's like they're stuck in some kind of semantic semiconductor soup