The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Another chip thumping for N.A.

North American assembly plants took another blow from the global microchip shortage last week, with 25,600 vehicles axed from production schedules, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions. The cuts in North America came as the rest of the world got a reprieve. AutoForecast Solutions  projects that no further vehicles are being eliminated from plans in any other region.