The impact of the global shortage of semiconductors is spreading to familiar home appliances.
Not only automobiles, which are being reduced by manufacturers one after another, but also car navigation systems and audio products are running out of stock at some dealers.
In the semiconductor market, while demand for telework PCs, which spread due to the new coronavirus, and automobiles, whose sales have recovered rapidly, is increasing, there are also problems such as a factory being hit by a fire at a major manufacturer that supplies products. Depending on the situation, supply cannot keep up with demand.
As a result, in the automobile industry, the production of manufacturers has been reduced and the operation of factories has been suspended one after another. , We have postponed the release date of domestic cars, which had been in the middle of this year, to winter.
▽ Even at Toyota Motor dealers, it is said that it currently takes about 5 months to 6 months from ordering to delivery of the popular model "Yaris Cross" due to the shortage of semiconductors.
Furthermore, the impact is spreading to familiar home appliances.
Many car audio and car navigation systems are out of stock at car supplies stores in Tokyo, and the arrival is "undecided".
This store handles about 20 types of car navigation systems, but currently 5 types are out of stock, and the shelves that display the products have a noticeable sticker that says "out of stock".
Yuta Akiba, who is in charge of the sales floor at "A PIT Autobacs Shinonome," said, "Customers often ask,'When will the products come in?', But the arrival time is undecided and often cannot be answered. I want you to come in early. "
Some manufacturers have been slow to procure semiconductor-based parts, and stores believe this is affecting shortages and delays in arrivals.
In addition, some home appliance mass retailers are running out of products such as washing machines and telephones, and the effects of semiconductor shortages are spreading to various places.