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(Update: Since this story published, Ford has released new information that solves the mystery. Sort of. See this link.)
Something is happening outside Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn.
The 12-story building built between 1953-56 is undergoing change.
Are the tinted, heat-absorbing glass windows being replaced?
“Nothing to share today. Details coming soon, T.R. Reid told the Free Press late Friday.
Over the weekend, the Free Press learned a little more about what s going on.
Men wearing high-visibility orange vests and fall-protection equipment stood on work platforms often used by window washers. The workers were not removing or replacing windows. The workers were in the process of installing a projection screen on the front of what s known locally as the Glass House, on the side facing Michigan Avenue.
Starting when? For how long? Here are the answers.
Up until now, Ford has done its best to navigate its way through the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage without causing harm to its most anticipated new SUV in years. The reborn Ford Bronco has already been delayed once supposedly due to other supplier-related issues, and the first batch of customer deliveries are due to get underway this summer. That remains on schedule.
What s changed is that the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, home to both the Bronco and Ranger midsize pickup truck, will be shuttered later this month, specifically for the weeks of May 17 and May 24. This two-week shutdown was not part of previously scheduled downtime for several other North American plants, which remains on schedule.
Kentucky Truck Plant will be down for another 2 weeks as new production cuts continue Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press
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Relentless supply chain challenges continue at Ford Motor Co., which has planned major product launches this year amid both a global pandemic and a global parts supply shortage paralyzing the whole auto industry.
Yet again, the Dearborn, Michigan-based company has announced more factory changes to accommodate the lack of access to semiconductor chips that provide the smart technology needed to operate everything from driving safety features and cameras to infotainment systems.
Relentless supply chain challenges continue at Ford Motor Co., the Dearborn automaker with major product launches this year amid both a global pandemic and a global parts supply shortage paralyzing the whole auto industry.
Yet again, the company has announced more factory changes to accommodate the lack of access to semiconductor chips that provide the smart technology needed to operate everything from driving safety features and cameras to infotainment systems.
Ford has the all-new Ford F-150, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford Bronco Sport and Ford Bronco. The company is under tremendous pressure to fill massive orders as dealers clamor for products.
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