Chip Crisis Affected BMW’s Vehicle Designs

Today, many car brands make use of touch screen technology in vehicle design. However, the chip problem encountered in many areas this year, the touch screen in the vehicles. production also affected.

German automotive manufacturer BMW decided to make changes in its hardware due to the chip crisis. According to a post shared on the car forum Bimmerfest, users to your preferences touchscreen on some BMW models will not be included.

BMW will remove touchscreens on some models

Starting in early 2021 and still ongoing global chip supply problem caused serious damage to automotive manufacturers. Although the German automotive manufacturer BMW was also heavily affected by the chip crisis, it managed to increase its profit up to 50% in the third quarter of the year. However, it is estimated that approximately 100 thousand cars will not be produced during the year due to the crisis.

The crisis experienced also led to changes in the design of the vehicles to be produced. The company obviously needed some changes to maintain its sales success. BMW brings the option to remove the touch screens on some of its models in order to maintain the level of production in-house. According to the information given, 6UY for BMW 3, BMW 4, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7, BMW Z4 models “Erasing the Touchscreen” option will be displayed. $500 for all vehicles produced without touchscreen functionality discount will be applied.

According to Jon Shafer’s post, with the 6UY option;

• Touchscreen functionality on selected models it won’t.
• Vehicles with the Park Assist Package, when combined with the 6UY, also include the Backup Assist feature. will lose.
• All other functions of the infotainment system (including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) unaffected can be used.

In the coming days, the production of vehicles with the 6UY option getting started Waiting.