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“Chip scarcity will also accompany us in 2022, particularly in the first half,” Schaefer said to a journalists roundtable.
“We do not expect significant production capacity increases in the first half of the year … these will barely come in the full year,” he said.
Daimler, soon to be renamed Mercedes-Benz, produced 23.9% fewer cars in October 2021 than the previous year and 21.8% less in November, mirroring a production drop as carmakers worldwide struggle to get their hands on enough chips to meet demand.