Nissan to rethink supply chain forecasts after chip crunch

Japanese automaker expects to share more EV parts with alliance partners

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Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta speaks to Nikkei Asia in Yokohama on June 2. (Photo by Tetsuya Kitayama)

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor is rethinking the forecasts that underpin its "just-in-time" supply chain after being blindsided by a global chip shortage that has hobbled output at a string of global carmakers.

Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said in an interview that the Japanese carmaker saw no need to stockpile more chips -- putting it at odds with its domestic rival Toyota and some other manufacturers.

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