Semiconductor shortage bytes into September car sales: down 36%

The chips are really down for India Auto Inc as the sector has been facing the heat from the global semiconductor shortage for over a year now. A  high-on-connectivity and electronics car typically uses around 150 semiconductor chips which go into the infotainment system, digital instrument cluster, central locking system and tyre pressure monitoring system. And these vital chips, which provide bits and bytes of memory, are in short supply now. 

The chip crisis initially arose from the massive surge in demand for personal computers and smartphones at the height of the pandemic as the world turned to working from ...