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Put in park: How a tiny chip wounded the US auto industry
Hundreds of Ford trucks fill a parking lot near I-96 between Southfield and Evergreen, in Detroit, Michigan on Monday, April 25, 2021. A global semiconductor shortage has forced car manufacturers to stockpile unfinished vehicles. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News/TNS)
Success in the Indian auto market already one of the largest in the world, with huge growth potential has proved elusive for the world’s top automakers. Now, it’s Ford Motor Co.’s chance to show whether it can be any different.