Amid the semiconductor chip shortage, Toyota has decided to go back to basics in terms of keys. As per a report by Reuters, the company has discovered that even keys can be too “smart” for their own good.
In a statement, the company said that it would replace one of the two electronic “smart” keys it delivers in Japan with a mechanical one for the time being. The step has been taken as Toyota races to deliver cars to its Japanese consumers.
“As the shortage of semiconductors continues, this is a provisional measure aimed at delivering cars to customers as quickly as possible,” Toyota said in a statement. The company also apologized for the inconvenience.
The statement further read that Toyota will hand over the second smart key as soon as it is ready. Earlier, the company stated that it would probably be unable to build the 9.7 million vehicles it had initially forecast for the current fiscal year.
Semiconductor Chips Shortage & Pakistan
The chip shortage since 2021 has hit the auto market across the globe quite hard. The automobile companies have been forced to halt production leading to the delay in deliveries by months and even years in some cases. The analysts expected that the semiconductor chip shortage issue would be resolved this year, but it seems that the crisis will likely continue for the foreseeable future.
We wrote a detailed article on the shortage of semiconductor chip shortage and its impact on the Pakistan automobile industry. We discussed that, along with the international companies, the OEMs in Pakistan are facing serious issues. This crisis has majorly affected the trust of consumers in the companies.
You can read the complete article here to understand the situation of the Pakistani car industry.
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