Daimler Truck boss says chip supply has tightened further

FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler AG's truck business, the world's largest, has seen the supply of crucial chips tighten further in recent weeks, the division's chief executive said in a Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung report.

"Since the summer months the situation has intensified again," Martin Daum told the weekly newspaper, adding this had affected production in Germany and the United States.