More bad news regarding chips

[Rex21c]

Bad news about chips?! they're not making nacho cheese Doritos anymore?

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[gryphon1231]

The real not talked about crisis with chip product. The Ukraine is the #1 producer of neon gas in the world. #2 is Russia. Neon gas is used in the production of chips/wafers. It is not going to get better if more chip plants come online and they can't get neon.

Forget Broncos, we’ll be back to driving a horse buggy like the Amish before long.

 

[NevadaDesertExploration]

Forget Broncos, we’ll be back to driving a horse buggy like the Amish before long.

Speak for your self buddy. I live in Nevada I’ll have a real life Bronco

 

[Tteape0]

Sounds like there might be a short term blip at worst. All factories will be back to full production by the 23rd. And they supply chips to more than just Ford.

 

[CodaMojo]

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/...sas-suspend-output-japan-semiconductor-plants

Now, following a fire at Ford chip supplier Renesas’ plant in Japan last year, the same company has been forced to suspend operations at three of its Japanese plants after a major earthquake ravaged the area earlier this week, according to Automotive News.

Braaaah!! That's why we got the "Vehicle Update Spam" last night

 

[CodaMojo]

At least we're not getting shot at while waiting in line to get food or rebuilding our homes because an earthquake/tsunami took out our house. The chip thing is miniscule in comparison. Life is all about perspective .....

Your right. We should have been making our chips here in the USA instead of overseas. Another notch for corporate greed.

 

[dbeyers]

Don’t know if it’s chip related or not, but there are a lot of broncos, particularly badlands, and including mine that are stuck “in production” with ETA’s getting pushed out and zero updates on why. Mine was “produced” on 3/9, modules popped, 4 digit tear tag, yet ford says it’s still in production and not released for shipping. My ETA was 3/30- now being told it’s finished build date is 3/30 and then it’ll be moved to awaiting shipment status. Many in the build week before mine are seeing the same. So if it’s not waiting on chips, what’s it waiting on? It’s obvious that all the parts are not available on certain trims when they start building.

Yep - my guess is they are prioritizing keeping the line running and adding the few late arriving parts as they can. This doesn't bother me ... most of these parts seem plug and play and a few months in the elements are not an issue for me. IMHIO - it's an appliance, not a shrine.

FYI - I am early res and no VIN ...

 

[edgeflyer]

This one seems to mostly affect Toyota, Honda and Nissan.... Hopefully nothing for Ford and Bronco line

Finally someone used the correct affect in their sentence!

 

[Who iz]

affect effective.

 

[dbeyers]

Finally someone used the correct affect in their sentence!

... and to good effect!

 

[Wanted33]

Hell, I've quit worrying about all this crap. It doesn't do me any good, because I can't change a thing. I've resigned myself to the fact that "I may get my Bronco, and I may not".

 

[bigedizzle]

I hope I will one day get my 21my 2 door amb blk dmd non sas 2.7. It has been on the mountain since 12-10-21 now eta is 5-1-22........... Yay Bronco

 

[ocbucks1]

I saw something very interesting that made me feel very lucky that we got our Bronco and it only had a week+ stay on Ice Mountain.

Apparently Taiwan makes the world's most microchips, but in order to do so, they rely on elemental Neon to do so - of which, 50-70% of the global supply comes from Ukraine. Which has completely ceased production in the face of the brutal Russian invasion and war. So, eventually, they will not have the material needed to make microchips - for cars or anybody else.

Taiwan makes a lot of chips but not for the auto industry. Autos are a 10% of chips and those are 75% made in this Japan factory mentioned here. They are adding US supplies. Ford purchased a supplier in the US last year. The neon is used in the parts in the chip factory not the chips themselves. There is not going to be an impact for a while on neon.
Also for the earthquake shutdown it’s at least a 4 month order process so this impact is out a few months too.

 

[widnere12]

Hell, I've quit worrying about all this crap. It doesn't do me any good, because I can't change a thing. I've resigned myself to the fact that "I may get my Bronco, and I may not".

True

 

[StarPony]

Bad news about chips?! they're not making nacho cheese Doritos anymore?

The real chip shortage
https://www.newsweek.com/not-your-i...5-fewer-chips-due-shrinkflation-1689450?amp=1

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