It was another unpleasant year for the auto industry. Chip crisis, missing parts such as wiring harnesses, windows and glasses and unstable supply chains caused veritable delivery problems and significant slowdowns on the market this year. In the first eleven months, 197,448 cars were newly registered in Austria, a good eleven percent less than in the same period last year. Even then, the market was already in crawl mode. Three years ago, a good 300,000 vehicles were newly registered, but the Porsche Holding in Salzburg expects only 215,000 registrations this year. All in all, the industry will lose an annual turnover, calculates Porsche Holding boss Hans Peter Schützinger in front of journalists. With further effects: The 100,000 vehicles would in future create gaps in the workshops.
Cars remain in short supply, e-car subsidies for companies will fall from 2023 – economic policy
