Automakers have cut about 63,400 vehicles from production schedules since the start of the month, mostly in North America, according to a new estimate.

The UAW's strike against the Detroit 3 has made an already precarious financial situation for many suppliers even more fraught — and the automakers might be in part to blame, industry experts said.

Microchip shortages continued to trip up automakers in China and Asian markets outside of China.

Companies removed 56,199 vehicles from factory schedules this week because of a lack of semiconductors, AutoForecast Solutions said, pushing its year-to-date estimate of eliminated vehicles to about 2.04 million.