Daily Business BriefingJuly 21, 2021Updated July 21, 2021, 10:03 a.m. ETJuly 21, 2021, 10:03 a.m. ET A Daimler factory in Germany. The automaker has been trying to cope with chip scarcity by giving priority to its most expensive and most profitable models.Credit…Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersThe global semiconductor shortage is disrupting production in the German car industry just as demand rebounds strongly from the pandemic-induced downturn.Automakers Daimler and BMW said this week that the lack of chips had forced assembly lines to slow down or stop, cutting output by tens of thousands vehicles and leading to longer wait times for customers.This week, BMW …
