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DETROIT About 285,000 vehicles were taken out of North American production last week as the chip shortage worsened, according to AutoForecast Solutions May 7 tally. Stellantis accounted for 55,000 of those vehicles, the AFS figures indicate. They included: 37,400 Jeep Cherokee midsize SUVs (Belvidere, Ill.); 5,100 Dodge Charger and Challenger sedans, and Chrysler 300 and 300C large sedans (Bramalea, Ontario); 8,800 Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager minivans (Windsor, Ontario); and 3,700 Ram ProMaster vans (Coahuila, Mexico).
Ford Motor Co. cut 71,300 vehicles from its production schedule. Among them: 19,300 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs and F-Series Super Duty light pickups (Louisville, Ky.); 13,400 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator crossovers (Chicago); 22,200 Transit van and F-Series light pickups (Kansas City, Mo.); and 10,500 Ranger midsize pickups and Bronco SUVs (Wayne, Mich.).
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