Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSEOUL/BERLIN/SHENZHEN, China, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage of chips, which is causing manufacturing delays as consumer demand bounces back from the coronavirus crisis. The problem has several causes, industry executives and analysts say, including bulk-buying by U.S. sanctions-hit Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL), a fire at a chip plant in Japan, coronavirus lockdowns in Southeast Asia, and a strike in France. More...…Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSEOUL/BERLIN/SHENZHEN, China, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage of chips, which is causing manufacturing delays as consumer demand bounces back from the coronavirus crisis. The problem has several causes, industry executives and analysts say, including bulk-buying by U.S. sanctions-hit Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL), a fire at a chip plant in Japan, coronavirus lockdowns in Southeast Asia, and a strike in France. More...WW…