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Maruti Suzuki India remains vulnerable to supply-side bottlenecks this fiscal even as it looks to source electronic components through multiple sources, said MSI Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti in an analyst call...
The country's largest carmaker, which could not produce around 1.7 lakh units last fiscal due to semiconductor shortage, is also coming up with measures to reduce the usage of certain kinds of chips in its cars..
"The problem (chip shortage) is a global one..it could affect different models, different companies, different modules differently..all our efforts are to organize supplies through multiple sources," Bharti said as quoted by news agency PTI..
Semiconductors are silicon chips that cater to control and memory functions in products ranging from automobiles, computers, and cellphones to various other electronic items..
The usage of semiconductors in the auto industry has gone up globally in recent times with new models coming with more and more electronic features such as bluetooth connectivity and driver-assist, navigation, and hybrid-electric systems..
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