The chips shortage seems omnipresent in the industry currently. A very big talking point. Visibility is a little hard to gauge right now, especially as we are in the traditional factory annual downtime period for many manufacturers and demand is still nowhere near pre-Covid levels in most markets. However, the wide range of companies being impacted tells the story on global impact.

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We can always cheer ourselves up by looking at new product coming to auto shows. The Chery QQ Ice Cream made me smile.

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Munich IAA is getting closer.

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I’m always up for a road trip and Ford is gently letting us know that the Mustang Mach-E is just the car for the long trip to the beach.

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We’ll be off on Monday as it’s the late Summer holiday in the UK. We get a long weekend to ponder the joys of long road trips to the beach across Europe in an electric ‘Stang or Chery QQ Ice Cream. Or maybe a McLaren, with a Rocks-e to handle the last mile and carry the deckchairs and a packed lunch?

Have a nice weekend.

Dave Leggett, Editor, Just Auto