Semiconductor-Related Production Delays - Information from PCNA

[lucan6699]

As an employee of Porsche, and also eagerly waiting on my delivery, I want to share this information with the rest of this community. This is for North American vehicles only. Including campaigns/recalls for parts that may be missing. Hope this helps and answer some of the questions you guys may have as well.

Hi, thanks for sharing this. Do you, or do you know of anyone that has info on cars destined for the UK. My CT 4s was booked for a June 21 build slot. Has been through paint i believe but still showing as waiting to enter production. My dealer doesn't have more info than a completion date of the 15th October - but as i have been given completion dates that had been pushed back many time - i was hoping to get some more info form the source so i can make an informed decision on what to do and whether to wait or re-think. Many thanks

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[lucan6699]

Hi, thanks for sharing this. Do you, or do you know of anyone that has info on cars destined for the UK. My CT 4s was booked for a June 21 build slot. Has been through paint i believe but still showing as waiting to enter production. My dealer doesn't have more info than a completion date of the 15th October - but as i have been given completion dates that had been pushed back many time - i was hoping to get some more info form the source so i can make an informed decision on what to do and whether to wait or re-think. Many thanks

PS - i have a vin if that is any help?

 

[B61]

Just read an article in our local news... apparently, car makers are still using old (and less expensive) chips, while manufacturers are more focused to produce new & more powerful stuff (also more expensive), that's why all this "chip shortage" won't just disappear "over the night", ie. during 2022.
That was a statement of Intel's CEO during last IAA show in Munich (for Fortune magazine)... he said that they want about ten years old tech ("monkey tech"), since they are not ready to use the latest technology,etc ...
I guess, Google can find something similar in English...

 

[miatnorman94]

I was trying to wrap my head around how these chip shortages keep popping up, so I ended up checking out modutek.com. They explain how semiconductor manufacturing works, especially the wet bench stuff, and it helped me get why even tiny delays in that process can mess up everything down the line. Made me appreciate just how sensitive the whole production chain is.

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