Auto industry faces slowdown of key material DETROIT (AP) — Automakers are scrambling to figure out whether they'll have to stop production for a while in response to a shortage of a key component in fuel and braking systems that a chemical maker says could last three months or longer.After an explosion damaged a German factory last month, Evonik Industries said Tuesday that repairs to restore the plant to functioning will take three months or longer. The factory makes a chemical called CDT... read more