Automakers worldwide are facing supply chain issues, with General Motors shutting down three of its North American plants, as a bottleneck of semiconductor chip production forces the slowdown of manufacturing.
Cheddar anchors Kristen Scholer and Hena Doba break down the global chip shortage and how one company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), controls most of the world's supply.
While the production of chips for automakers makes up only 3 percent of the firm's business, the current slowdown has had an outsized impact on companies like GM, Ford, Nissan, and more.
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A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
