The global pandemic resulted in several shortages of products around the world. With toilet paper and other bare essentials spearheading what would end up being a downward spiral of supply across multiple industries, the pandemic was, first and foremost a health crisis, but would also turn out to be a huge pain in the neck for global industry.
The automotive and motorcycle industries felt the blow particularly hard, with shortages affecting a multitude of components. From rubber for certain tire manufacturers, to ABS sensors, and yes, the notorious micro-chip shortage, several manufacturers would release statements surrounding their struggles to keep up with demand. Naturally, with a huge chunk of manufacturers relying on Asian producers—China, Japan, and South Korea—for their semiconductors, there’s no denying that bottlenecks in production have formed.
