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  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    It is not up to consumers to police modern slavery

    Businesses and governments should take the lead in rooting out abuses

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  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Automobiles
    Carmakers braced for prolonged chip shortage

    Executives warn supply is unlikely to meet demand in the first half of the year

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    John Thornhill
    Geopolitical supremacy will increasingly depend on computer chips

    A Taiwanese semiconductor company lies at the heart of the power struggle between the US and China

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Biden orders review of critical foreign supply chains

    President wants federal agencies to look into US dependence on rivals in essential sectors

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Car chip shortage shines light on fragility of US supply chain

    Semiconductor crunch becomes domestic political crisis after lay-off of assembly workers

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Shortage of giant plastic bags threatens global vaccines rollout

    Manufacturers come close to halting production over scarcity of sterile liners

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Inside BusinessKathrin Hille
    Semiconductor cycle out of balance after customers stock up

    Inventory levels rise as companies brace for supply disruptions

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The risks from a dash to chip nationalism

    The global shortage has deepened anxieties about national security

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Semiconductors
    White House scrambles to address global chip shortage

    Dearth of semiconductors has forced several US car plants to halt production

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  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Carmakers consider supply chain overhaul to avert more chip crises

    Mercedes-Benz and Porsche look at building semiconductor stockpiles to prevent bottlenecks

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Carmakers’ chip woes, UK directors’ liability, nursing home robots

    German carmakers consider an overhaul of semiconductor stockpiles to avoid supply chain troubles

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford says chip shortage could knock $2.5bn from earnings

    Production cuts to profitable F-150 range are latest disruption to global car industry

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    UK carmakers after Brexit: a race to attract battery production

    Manufacturers are less concerned about tariffs and supply chains than the switch to mass production of electric vehicles

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Biden to order review of critical US supply chains

    Move comes after pandemic exposed gaps in ability to procure materials and technology

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Technology sector
    Taiwan asks TSMC and other chipmakers to help ease global crunch

    US, Japan and Europe seek aid as automakers scramble for semiconductors

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Container shipping
    European retailers face goods shortages as shipping costs soar

    Importers of consumer items from sports kit to toys cite ‘huge impact’ on business

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones

    Warning from world’s biggest memory chipmaker comes as car companies lobby governments for help

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Automobiles
    Global chip shortage puts car supply chain under the microscope

    Severe shortage of crucial supplies risks becoming recurring crisis for auto industry

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    Audi AG
    Chip shortage forces Audi to delay production

    Chief executive says manufacturing of high-end models hit by ‘a crisis upon a crisis’

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Brexit
    Irish freight industry warns of Brexit threat to supply chains

    Trade group tells government that red tape has led to ‘growing backlog of goods’

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    TSMC says fixing global auto chip drought is a priority

    Company pledges to address worldwide shortage as it reports strong quarterly earnings

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Brexit
    Brexit forces German logistics group to suspend UK deliveries

    DB Schenker says only 10 per cent of shipments bound for Britain have correct paperwork

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    UK manufacturing
    Honda to close Swindon plant next week due to semiconductor shortage

    Global chip supply disruption has affected operations of carmakers Volkswagen, Nissan and GM

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    News in-depthTaiwan
    Taiwan manufacturers quit China over trade tensions and rising costs

    Shift out of mainland reverses decades of investment and could rattle supply chains

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Automobiles
    Car manufacturing hit by global semiconductor shortage

    Volkswagen, Daimler, GM and Renault vie with consumer electronics groups for scarce chips

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