Ford MotorCo screens a brand-new 2021 Ford F-150 pickup at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020.
Rebecca Cook|Reuters
DETROIT– Ford Motor is as soon as again cutting production of its F-150 pickup and other extremely lucrative automobiles due to the continuous worldwide lack of semiconductor chips.
The car manufacturer notified staff members Wednesday of the cuts, which likewise effect production of its bigger Super Duty pickups and Expedition SUV.
“Our teams are making the most of our available semiconductor allocation, finding unique solutions to provide as many high-quality vehicles as possible to our dealers and customers,” Ford vice president of production and labor affairs John Savona stated in an internal memo to staff members acquired by CNBC.
Most especially, the brand-new production cuts consist of extending downtime at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly plant for the F-150 through the week ofSept 6. Pickup truck production there has actually been down because recently due to the parts lack.
Ford’s other U.S. plant that produces the F-150 likewise will just work on among 3 shifts next week– the exact same quantity as today for the Michigan plant.
Ford’s Kentucky Truck plant, which constructs Super Duty pickups along with Expedition and Navigator SUVs, will likewise cut a shift the weeks ofSept 6 andSept 13.
A Ford spokesperson validated Wednesday the cuts that were detailed in the memo.
