Infiniti to suspend QX50 output because of chip shortfall

The QX50 is Infiniti’s best-selling model, accounting for roughly a third of the brand's first-quarter U.S. sales.

May 14, 2021 05:44 PM

Infiniti is idling production of the QX50 compact crossover because of the semiconductor supply crunch, leaving the brand's U.S. dealers short of two volume models.

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