Chip shortages have delayed the launch of a key new McLaren model — again.
Deliveries of the Artura have gotten pushed to early July, the third delay of McLaren's plug-in hybrid supercar.
The original October 2020 market launch was delayed to June 2021 because of operating challenges caused by the pandemic. Supplier-related issues then pushed U.S. deliveries to early fall.
The Artura introduces McLaren's Carbon Lightweight Architecture platform and combines a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine — the first in a McLaren — with an electric motor and a 7.4-kilowatt-hour battery.
McLaren spokesman Roger Ormisher confirmed the latest delay.
"We held on longer than everybody else in terms of stopping production, but unfortunately, our semiconductor supply dried up," Ormisher said. "That made us have to reduce production across the board."
McLaren is far from alone in its predicament. Supply-chain shortages have gummed up assembly lines …