> But neither the automobile shortage nor the chip shortage that caused it were themselves caused by lockdown restrictions. This would have happened anyway.
What would have caused them other than the lockdowns?
What would have caused them other than the lockdowns?
https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2021/03/12/nxp-coul...
There was also a Samsung plant similarly affected, which I think didn't really get back operational until the end of March.