Ford is Halting Production of These Vehicles Due to the Chip Shortage

American automaker Ford is halting the production of its F-150, Bronco Sport, and other vehicles amid a chip shortage.

The company is pausing or cutting production at eight plants in North America through different periods of time through June as semiconductor chips remain in a shortage.

Vehicles impacted by the automaker’s decision range from the Ford Mustang and Escape crossover to the F-150 pickup and Bronco Sport SUV.
The company confirmed the move following an internal memo of the plans that was obtained by CNBC.

“Our teams continue making the most of our available semiconductor allocation and will continue finding unique solutions to provide as many high-quality vehicles as possible to our dealers and customers,” Ford stated to CNBC.

The company is expecting to lose a staggering 50% of Q2 production due to the chip shortage. Ford expects problems from the chip shortage to reduce its earnings by about $2.5 billion in 2021.

The impacted Ford plants are:

Chicago Assembly Plant in illinois – down the week of May 31 and will operate on a reduced schedule the week of June 7.
Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan -down the weeks of May 31 and June 7.

Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri– truck line – down the weeks of May 31 and June 7 and will operate on a reduced schedule the week of June 14.

Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico – down the weeks of June 21 and June 28

Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky – down starting the week of May 31 through mid-July.

Oakville Assembly Complex in Canada – down the weeks of May 31 through June 28.

Ohio Assembly Plant will be producing only Super Duty Chassis cabs and Medium Duty trucks the weeks of May 31, June 7 and June 14.

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