In a year of disruption, is this the most significant issue of all?
The semiconductor crisis hit at just the wrong moment as retailers began to open up again. It’s clear the shortage isn’t going to be a quick fix, but what can industry and businesses do about it?
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CloseMark is a journalist with more than a decade of top-level experience in the automotive industry. He first joined Autocar in 2009, having previously worked in local newspapers. He has held several roles at Autocar, including news editor, deputy editor, digital editor and his current position of editor, one he has held since 2017.
From this position he oversees all of Autocar’s content across the print magazine, autocar.co.uk website, social media, video, and podcast channels, as well as our recent launch, Autocar Business. Mark regularly interviews the very top global executives in the automotive industry, telling their stories and holding them to account, meeting them at shows and events around the world.
Mark is a Car of the Year juror, a prestigious annual award that Autocar is one of the main sponsors of. He has made media appearances on the likes of the BBC, and contributed to titles including What Car?, Move Electric and Pistonheads, and also writes a regular column for The Sun.
He graduated from Norton College in Sheffield in 2008 with an NCTJ journalism qualification.
Ian Henry is a specialist in automotive production forecasting and supply chain analysis. He has over 30 years’ experience of working for the world’s leading car companies and suppliers, as well as advising governments, trade bodies and financial institutions on trends in auto industry.
He is an expert on the impact of trade policy on the industry and recently modelled the economic cost of Brexit for the UK auto industry. Ian has appeared on BBC and Sky on TV and radio, commenting on the industry, is also regularly cited in the Financial Times, The Guardian and other press outlets. Ian is a graduate of Cambridge University and King’s College London University and is a visiting professor in automotive business strategy at the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University
