Car companies most affected by chip shortage

The pandemic didn't help, either. The chip shortage has had a big impact already on the computing industry. We've seen companies such as AMD make changes; Intel, TSMC and Dell say this could go on for a while. Next to tech, the automotive industry is perhaps the hardest hit.

When it comes to the models most impacted by the shortage, the Ford F-Series pickup comes first on the list with 109,710 units fewer planned for production. 98,584 fewer Jeep Cherokees are planned while 81,833 fewer Chevrolet Equinoxes are in the pipeline.

American-based manufacturers Ford, Stellantis and GM are taking the hardest hit, combining for a delay of 855,000 vehicles. Modern cars are built with anywhere between 500-1,500 different chips. The Global Chip Shortage Impact on American Automakers