EXPECT FURTHER DELAYS - More auto semiconductor chip problems

[MississippiMule]

My patience is wearing thin for a vehicle that already was projected to arrive more than a year after the reservation date. What a clusterfuck.

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[Brongo]

tell me again....what are the new colors for '22???

Racy Red
Carbonated Gray
Antisocial Blue
Area 52
and Cactus Gray (but it's still not clear if it's supposed to be gray or green)

 

[wvmtneer]

Racy Red
Carbonated Gray
Antisocial Blue
Area 52
and Cactus Gray (but it's still not clear if it's supposed to be gray or green)

 

[indio22]

Who had Suez Canal on their Excuses Bingo Card?

Apparently even "god" is ticked off over the Bronco wait, and so has freed the tanker.

 

[Coldsmoke]

I'm taking the optimist view point on this. Ford has guaranteed sales with our Bronco orders. So, the reduction in F-150's and other models could be to allow chip allocation for Bronco orders. Also, who is to say that they haven't already secured the chips for our builds. Until something official comes from Ford, we should all just calm down.

What he said.
Sometimes reading these forums is like watching CNN.
Don't get all wrapped up in your undershorts until there is something official from Ford.

 

[flatlander40]

What he said.
Sometimes reading these forums is like watching CNN.
Don't get all wrapped up in your undershorts until there is something official from Ford.

I would also think that once production begins on a brand new product and the workers are getting used to the build process ,Bronco would be one of the last lines they would stop.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

I would also think that once production begins on a brand new product and the workers are getting used to the build process ,Bronco would be one of the last lines they would stop.

Well F150 is their bread and butter and they have no problem stopping its production.

 

[flatlander40]

Well F150 is their bread and butter and they have no problem stopping its production.

Yes, my point is that the Bronco is just now ramping up a first year product and the workers are also getting used to assembling. TheF150 line is well established.

just a thought. Could be faulty thinking

 

[Carolina Jim]

There's actually getting to be less & less to complain about. They're building rigs...they're showing them off at dealers and events. PremierDrum actually says that on May 3 (Job 1 date) a number of reservation holders will be notified that their Bronco was already built in April.

Though we don't yet know what the '22 green will be, we might want to focus complaints on it being a suck-y shade of green

 

[Fordmanbob]

Ford's stock price is down 3.4% intra-day, likely a result of this news from yesterday...

Ford Super Duty, Expedition production cut because of chip shortage

The global semiconductor shortage plaguing the auto industry is forcing Ford to cut the number of shifts at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville and shut down the Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake this week.

Ohio Assembly will be down completely and Kentucky Truck will be working two of three shifts because of a parts shortage, Kelli Felker, Ford global manufacturing and labor communications manager, said Monday.

Both plants are scheduled to return to full production on March 29....

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...-ford-kentucky-truc-ohio-assembly/4797316001/

All the manufacturers are doing this

 

[North7]

I'm taking the optimist view point on this. Ford has guaranteed sales with our Bronco orders. So, the reduction in F-150's and other models could be to allow chip allocation for Bronco orders. Also, who is to say that they haven't already secured the chips for our builds. Until something official comes from Ford, we should all just calm down.

Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management
A just-in-time (JIT) inventory system is a management strategy that has a company to receive goods as close as possible to when they are actually needed. So, if a car assembly plant needs to install airbags, it does not keep a stock of airbags on its shelves, but receives them as those cars come onto the assembly line.

 

[Carolina Jim]

receives them as those cars come onto the assembly line

in fact, the trailers are often fabricated to become a literal extension of the plant itself...with a built in conveyor system which feeds parts to assembly workers once the trailer backs in. So the part is installed literally seconds after removal....there's no such thing as inventory any more.

 

[Coldsmoke]

in fact, the trailers are often fabricated to become a literal extension of the plant itself...with a built in conveyor system which feeds parts to assembly workers once the trailer backs in. So the part is installed literally seconds after removal....there's no such thing as inventory any more.

Ok, got it. Point taken. However ALL components (ie:100%) aren’t sourced that way.
It remains pure speculation that the chip shortage has had any impact on production as of yet.

 

[Broncodave]

Here's a good story that sums it all up:

Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

https://apnews.com/article/computer-chips-shortage-explained-c4eec42c97364908d60a35fcc0e11ea5


"GM expects the chip shortage to cost it up to $2 billion in pretax profits this year from lost production and sales. Ford is bracing for a similar blow. Chip makers probably won’t fully catch up with auto-industry demand until July at the earliest."

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