More Semiconductor Shortages Forces Ram To Revise Some Packages For Heavy Duty Trucks!

[jsalbre]

Semiconductors require metals from Africa, shipped to foundaries across the world, then stamped by factories in China, then shipped to Mexico where stellantis builds the Ram line, or USA/Canada where Ford/GM build, then the vehicles are shipped.

You can blame COVID, communism, the US for not pursuing technological independence from Taiwanese firms, Korea for not doing the same, shipping inefficiency, the US for allowing China to get a foothold in precious metal mining in Africa, or unfair global tax and trade practices.

But saying we don't have trucks because American kids don't want to make them just makes other impressionable people repeat it.

Our broken education system is not responsible for thousands of trucks awaiting 20 nm microchips so they can be shipped from Mexico.

Stop it with your logic, no one wants that!

 

[Jrs]

You aren't wrong. You are just blaming the semiconductor shortage on the wrong problem.

 

[jsalbre]

You aren't wrong. You are just blaming the semiconductor shortage on the wrong problem.

I agree with you 100%, I was making a joke about you coming in here and talking about real reasons instead of just blaming <insert whatever politician you don’t like here>.

 

[Jrs]

I agree with you 100%, I was making a joke about you coming in here and talking about real reasons instead of just blaming <insert whatever politician you don’t like here>.

I replied to the wrong post. I got your sarcasm. I don't do forums and I got the wrong button. Probably because I'm a product of the American education system...

 

[PotvinSux]

Fyi, At this time, you can not get Active Driving Assist on any 2023 HD Ram.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Fyi, At this time, you can not get Active Driving Assist on any 2023 HD Ram.

When has Ram ever offered Active Driving Assist?

 

[PotvinSux]

When has Ram ever offered Active Driving Assist?

Sorry, meant to say Ram is not adding it for 2023. I was hoping it would be available this coming year.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Sorry, meant to say Ram is not adding it for 2023. I was hoping it would be available this coming year.

The system is VERY limited in what roads it works on. Budget for a Comma.ai system and you get the full monty.

 

[Surgdoc4]

At least they passed a bi-partisan bill to develop and manufacture the chips in the US now. Sometimes there are miracles happening in Washington

 

[Brutal_HO]

OK, let's try to keep the political rhetoric out of the thread before it gets out of hand and this has to get moved to OT.

Facts, great. Conspiracy theories and other similar BS needs to stay out if it.

 

[chas0218]

I get what you saying about the worker shortage. What I don't understand is why we have a shortage??? Wages are up, plenty jobs are out there and, from what I understand, most hand outs have ended.

I wish I would have had those employment opportunities when I moved to the US in 1985.

Labor shortages are from people being too lazy to work. Every business i talk to says people think they should be making $10-$20 more than the starting wage at that business. It's crazy people think they should be getting paid just to show up let alone do work.

 

[jsalbre]

Labor shortages are from people being too lazy to work. Every business i talk to says people think they should be making $10-$20 more than the starting wage at that business. It's crazy people think they should be getting paid just to show up let alone do work.

Everyone is asking for more money because everything costs more now. It’s crazy how many businesses think they should get workers to work for non-livable wages.