The Car Shortage Is About To Get A Whole Lot Worse
Jalopnik ^ | October 19, 2021 | Steve DaSilva
Posted on 10/20/2021, 2:00:56 PM by Pilsner
A critical element in everything from engines to bodies is in short supply
... Essentially, you can’t make cars without aluminum. You can’t work with aluminum without using magnesium. And as of December, you may not be able to work with magnesium much — if at all.
85% of the world’s supply comes from ... China, ... (which) just ordered 35 of its 50 production facilities to shut down. The remaining 15 have been told to scale back operations by half, leaving production drastically reduced.
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