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.
