ROME – The shortage of microchips is hitting the automotive industry hard, forced in recent months to close some factories and reduce production. Elon Musk, owner of Tesla, also took the field on the new crisis, announcing that precisely for this reason he had to increase the price lists of his vehicles: “Prices are rising due to the pressure of the costs of the supply chain throughout the industry. Especially commodities, “Musk said in a tweet.
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At the end of May, the price lists of the Model 3, Tesla’s cheapest car and the Model Y have in fact grown by $ 500, thus collecting the fifth increase in a few months.
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“Our biggest challenge is the supply chain, especially the chips for microcontrollers. I’ve never seen anything like it, “Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter, responding to a user who commented on the company’s decision to raise the price of its cars to meet” insane “US demand and orders. received from China and Europe. “The fear of running out of chips is leading all companies to oversee it,” added Musk. “That said,” he concludes in the tweet, “it’s not a long-term problem.”
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