While the White House said on Monday that the United States will ease foreign travel restrictions to the country beginning in November, allowing foreigners in if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test, the changes don’t apply to land crossings along the Canadian and Mexican borders.

Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems, would not specify the precise value of the BMW deal, nor could he share which models the automaker planned to use the transistors in. But the agreement, which will put BMW at the front of the line for the company’s new transistors, is part of an industry-wide shift toward lining up a steady supply of components well in advance, he said.

Stellantis has added another week of downtime at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ont., due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors.

Full-size pickup and SUV plants will continue running. GM is maintaining its full-year financial guidance and expects broader chip distribution in 2022.