To be completely honest I have never even heard of YAA until this moment. I went and watched one of their videos and it didn’t seem bad but was relying heavily on publicly available info. The video I watched also didn’t reference Scotty.. so kind of curious what they referenced him on.
There are only a handful of youtubers that I’ve seen mentioned inside the industry but I’m in the design/manufacturing side (things may be different in other areas). Sandy Munro, Savagegeese, and Jason Cammisa are the three I’ve seen mentioned most frequently with some of the others (Farrah, Straightpipes, etc) getting occasional shares. I’ve heard Scotty mentioned once in a verbal convo and the statement was along the lines of “he’s a homer who thinks a 94 Celica is a perfect vehicle.”
The key thing with production shortages is”this year.” Some assembly plants could operate at higher volumes once parts are available so I would not be surprised to see some of those lost units made up.
The other thing to note is the issue isn’t just semiconductors. I have been dealing with nylon shortages for months, logistics is a mess (especially if going through the ports), I’ve heard some grades of aluminum are tough right now, etc. The global supply chain in the auto industry is so complex that it’s incomprehensible and you need every piece to build a vehicle.
All of that being said, if this stretches into 2024/2025 I will be shocked. We are already seeing signs of improvement on my side and the auto industry specializes in correcting supply chain issues quickly. There is a reason the first move when we needed supplies at the beginning of the pandemic was to talk to the automakers.