The automobile market has been going through tough times lately. Due to the effects of the epidemic and the chip crisis, automakers are unable to produce their vehicles. Even if they produce Tesla and BMW as with missing hardware They deliver their vehicles to their customers. This puts car owners and car manufacturers in trouble.
Due to this situation, worldwide automobile sales continue to decline. Especially in our country, there is a decrease in sales due to the shortage of automobiles. According to the new report announced, passenger car sales in the European market serious declines is happening.
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According to the latest report, automobile sales in Europe in October by 29 percent fell. The reason for this was stated as the chip crisis in the automobile industry. According to the report Hyundai, Kia, Porsche and smart It is among the companies that managed to increase their sales despite the general downward trend. But some companies are not as lucky as them.
Important companies such as Jaguar and Ford experienced a serious decrease in their sales. Together with these reports, the company that sells the most automobiles in the continent has also changed. Last month’s sales Volkswagen Group, which experienced a decrease of 42 percent, Stellantis, which suffered a 32 percent volume drop passed by. Thus, the top-selling car manufacturer in Europe last month. with 165,866 sales It was Stellantis.
The main reason for the Volkswagen Group to experience this decline is the lack of chips. The company, which produces Golf, its best-selling car, due to the chip crisis. Wolfsburg factory turned it off several times. This caused sales to drop. The CEO of the company announced at the conference held in Berlin that they had gone through a bad process and that he hoped they would get through this process.
The only brand in the Volkswagen Group to increase with 13 percent It was a Porsche. Other than that, Skoda 49 percent, Audi 46 percent, Volkswagen and Seat 40 percent drop lived. Although Stellantis is the best-selling manufacturer, it could not escape the decline. Alfa Romeo sales 46 percent fell. Sales of Jeep and Lancia 36 percent fell. Another brand is Fiat. 32 percent decrease was observed.
There were also decreases in the PSA group in Stellantis. Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot 31 percent experienced a decline. If Citroen 33% drop lived. Despite these events, Hyundai from South Korean manufacturers 11 percent, if Kia 2.6 percent increased its sales. Other automakers also observed declines.
In short chip crisis seriously hit the auto industry. Decreased production due to the shortage and epidemic in the supply chain affected everyone. of this crisis in 2022 effects are expected to continue. So, what are your thoughts? How long will the chip crisis last? Do not forget to write your comments and opinions below.