Ford Motor Company plans to suspend or significantly reduce production at its eight plants in the US, Mexico and Canada next week due to the chip crisis. The automaker had previously warned that a shortage of semiconductor supplies would lead to a decline in vehicle sales in the current quarter.
The decision will reportedly go into effect on February 7. Production will be suspended at the Michigan, Chicago and Cuautitlán plants. Production of the F-150, one of the company’s most popular pickup trucks in the US and generating a significant profit for the company, will be halted in Kansas City, and the Transit will be assembled in one shift.
US Department of Commerce: Chip shortage will continue
Facilities in Dearborn, Kentucky, and Louisville will also operate in a single shift or on a reduced schedule. It is reported that overtime will be removed at the Oakville plant in Canada. The US Department of Commerce thinks that the shortage of chip supply will continue until the second half of 2022. In the report published at the end of January, it was stated that it was not foreseen that the problem would be resolved within the next 6 months.
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