I think we need to differentiate between chip shortage (if this were true, not sure Ford would build vehicles just to sit there; adding to WIP cost) vs short-term chip hold (which seemingly indicates they believe the components with the chips will be arriving soonish and allowing this WIP to be...
Going to add on here - sorry (from Muscle Cars & Trucks?): "The reasoning behind the hardtops causing delay has not been detailed, but it can likely be due to Ford’s supplier Webasto, which builds soft top and hardtop roofs for the Bronco. As of December, they had expanded hardtop production to...
Not that I agree with the sentiment, dealerships have an assumption to territory and geographic boundaries to them - “stealing” from others territories is frowned upon - those dealers acting in such a way should have known better. 100 years of law and precedent.
Yes ... a real Bronco, 2 doors and Squatch ... if I have to read about any more OBX, softies with High and Lux packages debating the merits of anti-matter blue vs cyber orange, I will lose my lunch.
Let's try to draw a distinction between long-term supply trends and short term supply hiccups, which this may be. Ford made a big point of highlighting their relative Bronco insensitivity to the overall shortage. Hopefully this is a blip (seemingly limited to the charmingly named ASS chips -...