US carmakers ask for government's help amid global chip shortage

The AAPC, a lobbying organisation for GM, Ford Motor and US operations of FCA, has asked the US government to help find a solution to the global chip shortage. It said the issue could diminish automakers' production and affect the US economy negatively. AAPC President Matt Blunt said he has also begun "nascent" discussions with the President-elect Joe Biden's administration.