COVID impact: Have it but never had to use it so no big deal to me, Midwest folk

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..may say otherwise though...espec ially those living in the Frozen Tundra area  :

Detroit dealers react to GM taking away heated seats and steering wheels

General Motors dealers in metro Detroit face a new challenge to selling cars.They must inform Michigan car buyers that there'll be no heated seats or heated steering wheels on many 2022 GM models, just as temperatures drop into the 40s and winter is weeks away. “It’s not ideal. You want to have as many options available to folks as possible," said Paul Zimmermann, vice president and partner of Matick Chevrolet in Redford Township and Matick Toyota in Macomb. "I get why GM is doing it and I applaud them for finding do-arounds for the problem because 100% of zero is zero." The problem is getting enough new cars to market amid a global shortage of semiconductor chips. The chips are used in a variety of car parts. The shortage has plagued U.S. car production since February and forced many automakers to build cars minus certain features. On Friday, GM said it would no longer offer driver and passenger heated seats and heated steering wheels as standard or optional content on certain 2022 model year cars and trims.

Here's a photo of the front driver and passenger heated seat switches in my car: