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Auto Forecaster Slashes Outlook by Most Since Chip Woes Emerged
- IHS cuts production view through 2023 by 14.5 million cars
- Industry struggles to come to grips with supply-chain issues
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A forecaster whose production projections are cited by automakers, suppliers and research analysts the world over just took its biggest chop yet to estimates that have been falling all year due to the global chip shortage.
IHS Markit slashed its production forecast for this year by 6.2% -- or 5.02 million vehicles -- and lowered its projection for next year by 9.3%, or 8.45 million cars and trucks. The researcher also trimmed its 2023 estimate by 1.1%, or 1.05 million units.