Chip Shortage Forces Mercedes-Benz Customers To Indent Cars Up To One Year

Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kallenius. (photo: instagram)

JAKARTA - Mercedes-Benz customers face waiting times of more than one year for their car orders. Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kallenius told a German newspaper in an interview on Friday, September 24, that this was due to production disruptions caused by chip shortages.

"The demand is huge at Mercedes-Benz and at the same time unfortunately there are severe limitations," he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "For some models, the indent time is longer than we would anticipate, in some cases more than a year."

Kaellenius reiterated earlier forecasts that problems with chip supplies plaguing automakers around the world will continue into 2023, as structural problems, as well as pandemic-induced lockdowns in key supply countries, persist.

In Indonesia itself, the problem is faced by the Honda manufacturer. Customers are forced to wait for some time on certain types of cars due to a shortage of chips in the world. So far, there is no best way to solve this case.