The global semiconductor shortage crisis has led to a total reevaluation within the industry and a search for new partnerships between the automotive and semiconductor industries. The automotive and electronics supply chains are increasingly interconnected but there still needs to be greater transparency beyond the tier one supplier level.

GM is now reorienting its production strategy with greater transparency in mind and as a means to secure essential materials and components. “It really is an end-to-end, total value chain look that we’re taking to position ourselves for the future,” said Steve Carlisle, GM’s executive vice-president and president of GM North America, speaking at the recent JP Morgan Auto Conference.