ZF and Bosch have different strategies for dealing with chip shortages.

Faced with chip shortages, Germany's two automotive parts giants, ZF and Bosch, have adopted different strategies. ZF has chosen to "tough it out," maintaining production despite dwindling inventories. Bosch, on the other hand, has applied for short-time work permits for its factories to avoid large-scale layoffs. Behind this divergence lies a difference in the companies' assessments of inventory levels and the duration of the crisis.