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Because the auto companies weren’t willing to buy an earlier place in the backlog line during the chip shortage.

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I miss reading Tim Duy every day. Thanks for sharing that.

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If automakers formed a cartel to cut production, why, in East Lansing, were MSUs unused (because of cancelled in-person classes) parking lots filled with 1000s of new GM vehicles waiting for chips?

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Not exactly up to date but one might look in this direction:

https://balloon-juice.com/2022/11/30/guest-post-the-coronavirus-sparked-protests-in-china/

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