“The challenge is to determine which supply chains you want to control,” Tavares tells Joe White, global automotive industry editor for Reuters, who moderated the discussion. “You need to select strategic, scarce raw materials – the few things you need to control.”
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In the first half of 2021, the VW brand’s sales were 211,373, up 46% vs. 2020. Audi’s U.S. sales in the first half were 121,835, up 59.9% vs. a year ago.
For Wards Intelligence Subscribers The production cuts only exacerbate the inventory decline expected in July from June’s drastically depleted supply and further limits potential U.S. sales volumes in second-half 2021.
