Online Class Notes (Mark)

We began class with a quick review of Chris’ previous notes on vocab and pronunciation, then reviewed his writing homework. We noticed he has some difficulty with using a/an/the and knowing when to use from or for, so his homework for next class focuses on that.

Summary:
The semi-conductor chips shortage will cause huge losses in the auto industry in 2020 and 2021. AlixPartners consulting firm gave a report that shows $110 billion on it.
The firm said the auto industry would lose about 3.9 million vehicles for the chips shortage in 2021, and the new model vehicle will also be delayed in 2022.
Things get worse in the next few weeks. Consumers are hard to get new vehicle they like or get the normal price. Now, the chip capacity has been given to them. Bad luck for the auto industry
Some special cases happened in last few months made things worse. For example, the ice storm in Texas, A serious fire in Japan, and a drought in Taiwan. They are all very important semi-conductor production base.
OEMs ,from General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota, to Bentley, Aston Martin and Ferrari, have been affected. They all started slowing production or shutting down production lines. Some of the best-selling and highest-profit vehicles in the industry are affected.
There are as many as 1,400 chips in a typical 2021 automobile,. Maybe we can use “VAVE” to reduce the impact. VAVE means reduce some features, reduce the use of chips and maintain main functions.
Car dealers are also feeling the pinch, with their inventories down to 30 days.

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Summary:
The semi-conductor chip shortage will cause huge losses in the auto industry in 2020 and 2021. AlixPartners consulting firm gave a report that shows the loss at $110 billion on it .
The firm said the auto industry would lose about 3.9 million vehicles for the chip shortage in 2021, and the new model vehicles will also be delayed in 2022.
Things will get worse in the next few weeks. It is hard for consumers are hard to get a new vehicle they like or get the normal price. The electronics industry got a lot of the chips that were produced, which is bad luck for the auto industry. Now, the chip capacity has been given to them.
Some special cases happened in the last few months that made things worse. For example, the ice storm in Texas, A a serious fire in Japan, and a drought in Taiwan. They are all very important semi-conductor production bases.
OEMs ,from General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota, to Bentley, Aston Martin and Ferrari, have been affected. They all started slowing production or shutting down production lines. Some of the best-selling and highest-profit vehicles in the industry are affected.
There are as many as 1,400 chips in a typical 2021 automobile. Maybe we can use “VAVE” to reduce the impact. VAVE (Value Added Value Engineering) means reduce some features, reduce the use of chips and maintain main functions.
Car dealers are also feeling the pinch, with their inventories down to 30 days.

Pronunciation

consulting – [KUN SUL TING]
lose/loss – lose [LUZ] / loss [like the word boss]
Bentley – [BENT LEE]
typical – [TIP I CUL]

Grammar

feeling the pinch – experiencing some challenge in something

Vocabulary

surplus – opposite of shortage

a lot of companies shut down for the COVID 19 pandemic
a lot of companies shut down for because of the COVID 19 pandemic

thats why we are suffer for this shortage
thats why we are suffering for from this shortage

there are not enough raw material to produce chips
there are not enough raw materials to produce chips

from or for / a, an, or the
– please choose the right words in the sentences below

1- (A/An/The) report came (from/for) headquarters this morning.

2- Some countries in Africa suffer (from/for) (a/an/the) lack of medicine.

3- My family has been living in this city (from/for) three generations.

4- In America, products that come (from/for) are facing an increase in taxes.

5- It is ridiculous (from/for) anyone to say (a/an/the) virus is under control.

6- (A/An/The) industry will likely produce about 3.9 million fewer vehicles than originally planned (from/for) all of 2021.

7- Sales this April reached record levels (from/for) (a/an/the) number of manufacturers.

8- Semiconductor manufacturers had found (a/an/the) willing, alternative market in (a/an/the) consumer electronics industry struggling to keep up with surging demand (from/for) web cameras, smartphones and gaming consoles.

9- More than 1 million vehicles will likely be slashed (from/for) (a/an/the) 2021 production forecast.

10- Manufacturers are shifting semiconductor supplies (from/for) low-volume products to high-profit models.

11-(A/An/The) new report from BloombergNEF estimates that EVs and other zero-emissions vehicles will account (from/for) 70 percent of new-vehicle sales by 2040, up (from/for) 4 percent in 2020.

12-But to meet (a/an/the) goal of having net-zero emissions by 2050, (a/an/the) goal stated in the current policies of countries including Canada, (a/an/the) European Union, (a/an/the) United Kingdom, and (a/an/the) United States, BNEF estimates there will need to be policy measures to encourage further adoption of EV and other zero-emissions vehicles, especially in (a/an/the) heavy-duty truck fleet.

13-Though sales of EV passenger cars are on (a/an/the) upswing—especially in Europe and China—EVs still only account (from/for) a small percentage of new-car sales and (a/an/the) even smaller share of cars on (a/an/the) road.

14-(A/An/The) Hongqi H5-FCEV is (a/an/the) fuel-cell variant of (a/an/the) petrol powered Hongqi H5 sedan.

15 – Kia may be known (from/for) its electric cars in Europe and North America, but in China this is not (a/an/the) case. Currently, Kia sells only one locally-made EV in China, (a/an/the) KX3 EV, based on (a/an/the) petrol-powered KX3 crossover. And Kia doesn’t sell any import EVs. (A/An/The) lack of electric cars is a big problem (from/for) Kia in China, where (a/an/the) government has set very strict fuel economy standards (from/for) automakers.