Nuked Ford and Chevrolet are reportedly halting production on their respective flagship performance cars, the Mustang and the Camaro, for a week. They are just the latest in a string of automotive delays caused by shortages of chips and other supplies.
This is n’t the first time Ford has struggled with supply issues. It’s had to cut back on the production of the F-150 multiple times. Earlier this year, it started selling explorers that were missing minor features.
Last year, the company had to shut down six of its US-based plants and dropped features like wireless charging and gas-saving active fuel management systems. The company blamed the shortages for the dip in sales that handed Toyota the’top seller of vehicles in the US’.
Ford and GM both announced partnership with chipmakers last year. They both announced partnerships with chipmakers. The company is fighting to get semiconductors right now.
Just within the past two months, BMW has halted production at some of its German factories. Tesla had its Shanghai factory closed by covid restrictions. Nissan delayed a wider launch of its ariya EV in Japan thanks to the chip shortage.
