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By Luc Olinga Amid economic weakness, the outlook for the carmakers is uncertain, maybe bleak. Life for the car manufacturers is becoming tougher as the economic slowdown worsens. A perfect storm of prepandemic difficulties made worse by covid-19 appears to be forming. Demand for cars is likely to sharply slow as consumers delay buying a new vehicles. At the same time, producing the vehicles is expected to rise further as supply-chains remain disrupted. The parts shortage remains a huge headache. These issues and others have prompted Moody’s to lower its forecasts for the automotive sector. Th…