General Motors chief expects impact of chip squeeze to linger through next year
通用汽车：明年仍将受到芯片短缺影响
General Motors chief executive Mary Barra said that while she expected the worldwide semiconductor shortage to ease somewhat by the end of this year, the carmaker will feel the impact through the first half of 2022.
通用汽车(General Motors)首席执行官玛丽•巴拉(Mary Barra)表示，一直到2022年上半年该公司仍将继续受到影响。
The shortage squeezed sales and profits in the third quarter as dealers struggled with inventories too low to meet consumers’ demand for new cars and trucks. Still, GM said it planned to hit the high end of the guidance for the full year on adjusted earnings before interest and taxes that it set two months ago.
这场短缺挤压了第三季度的销量和利润，经销商库存过低，无法满足消费者对新车（包括轿车和卡车）的需求。话虽如此，通用汽车表示，它预计全年调整后息税前利润将达到两个月前设定的指引区间的高端。
“We think [the shortage] will get better toward the end of the year, but I have to tell you, it still continues to be somewhat volatile,” Barra said.
“我们认为（短缺）到年底会好转，但我不得不告诉你，供应仍然有些波动，”巴拉表示。
