[glend (Glen)]

There have been a few news stories lately concerning a serious emerging issue for the Auto industry, a global shortage of semi-conducted chips, which are integral to the advanced electronics in modern cars. Most active safety system need processors to function.
There was a story on the US news channels about 10,000 Ford trucks parked out in a field in Kentucky, because they can't be sold, missing chips. Ford does not want to shut down the factory, so they keep producing vehicles which they cannot sell. Their idea is that they will recover these Utes once they get a chip delivery and make them road worthy for sale.
Closer to home, my daughter and her husband are trying to buy a new European SUV, but some manufacturers, BMW in particular are suffering from a semi-conductor supply chain problem too. They will let them order a car, for may be January 2022 delivery, There is no stock inbound. The situation at Mercedes is similiar, a few high end models in stock, but others must wait until next year. And we are still in May.
Korean car makers, like Kia and Hyundai, seem to be coping ok, as Korea has an in country semi-conductor industry and is getting priority on supply. The largest semi-conductor producer is in Taiwan. Together they make up over 80 percent of global production- might be a big reason China wants Taiwan, regardless of what they say about politics.
The moral of this story, might be to keep what you have.