Ford says chip shortage will force it to halt or cut production at 8 plants: reports

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Difficulties in obtaining semiconductor chips will prompt Ford Motor to temporarily halt or scale back production at eight plants in North America, the company said Friday, according to reports.

The 2021 Ford F-150 King Ranch Truck is seen at the Ford Built for America event at Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, plant, Sept. 17, 2020. expectations, causing shares to drop nearly 10% on Friday, the CNBC report said."Mornings with Maria,""That's why we're confident in our volumes in 2022 being up about 10 to 15%," Lawler said.A rebound in production could help bring down auto prices that have been affected by inflation, he added.

He said the chip shortage, combined with the impact of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, were a difficult 1-2 punch for the automaker in its fourth quarter. "We just weren't able to reach the higher volumes that some were expecting," Lawler told FOX Business’

 

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Maybe it’s a good idea to actually make chips in the USA? Maybe it would creat jobs. 🤷🏼 and we wouldn’t have to rely on another country (foe) for parts and pieces. We’re losing our ability to know how to make things.

How about we start making these chips over here, or is that not possible.

I wish I had the money and the U.S. actually would allow production back into the country. We waited too long see how easily our country would be shut down and become dependent on others.

Still building back better? Lmao

What would Henry Ford ❤ have done 🤔🤔 Build a chip plant Get on with this Ford👍

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