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by Tyler Durden Wednesday, May 05, 2021 - 09:50 PM Alongside Interstate 71, there sits thousands of Ford Super Duty trucks, parked in rows and waiting on parts. The scene is the latest sign of an ongoing semiconductor crisis that has stung not only the entire auto industry - but Ford specifically, who was the latest auto manufacturer to slash its expectations for full year production as a result of the shortage. As a result, thousands of America s best selling pickup trucks can be seen sitting along the highway near Sparta, Kentucky. There were 22,000 vehicles awaiting installation of chip related components, the Detroit Free Press reported this week. ....
As Kentucky Derby fans traveled along I-71 to and from Churchill Downs over the weekend, it would ve been hard not to notice while driving through Sparta the thousands of Super Duty pickup trucks parked in rows. This illustrates the multibillion-dollar impact of the ongoing global semiconductor shortage on the auto industry, specifically Ford Motor Co. Super Duty trucks built by UAW members at the nearby Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. These days, they re built and parked awaiting parts. Ford will build and hold the vehicles for a number of weeks, then ship the vehicles to dealers once the modules are available and comprehensive quality checks are complete, Kelli Felker, Ford global manufacturing and labor communications manager, told the Free Press in response to questions about the Kentucky stockpile on Monday. ....
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