Ford: Kentucky Truck Plant will not have traditional summer shutdown weeks
Ford said employees will work during typical shutdown weeks in late June and early July to build must-have vehicles. Author: Taylor Weiter Updated: 4:59 PM EDT April 8, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. After multiple shutdowns due to a global semiconductor shortage, Ford Motor Company announced several assembly plants will be open during traditional summer shutdown weeks.
Ford said the Kentucky Truck Plant employees will join plants in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois in working during typical shutdown weeks in late June and early July to build must-have vehicles. The decision means more U.S. plants will be working this summer than in more than 15 years.
IHS Markitestimates a
global production loss of 1.3 million units in Q1 2021 resulting from the ongoing semiconductor shortage, as well as shortages of steel and polypropylene, and transit delays at ports. IHS notes the “
impact on new vehicle sales remains to be seen at this stage, as inventory levels remain healthy enough to meet today s demand.”
Due to the semiconductor shortage, production of Ford’s highly profitable F-150 is affected by shutdowns scheduled for
Dearborn Truck Plant the weeks of April 5 and April 12, and the truck side of
Kansas City Assembly the week of April 5. Production of various crossover models is affected by shutdowns of Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant the weeks of April 12 and April 19, as well as production shutdowns at Oakville Assembly in Ontario the weeks of April 12, 19 and 26; the automaker has cut overtime at multiple plants.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Key developments
IHS Markit predicts a
global production loss of 1.3 million vehicles in Q1 2021 due to supply chain challenges that include shortages of semiconductors, steel and polypropylene.
Due to the semiconductor shortage,
F-150.
Preliminary estimates for
U.S. new light-vehicle
inventories have declined by 21% industrywide compared to the same period one year ago.
potential shift away from the just-in-time production model for certain critical components.
The
Biden administration will host a meeting with automotive and semiconductor companies on April 12 to discuss the global chip shortage.
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Automakers keep pressuring the Biden administration to find a way to resolve the semiconductor shortage and ensure it doesn’t happen again.
The chorus of voices calling for the Biden administration to assist with the ongoing semiconductor shortage got another member today.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation implored the U.S. Commerce Department to secure dedicated funding to expand U.S. semiconductor production, in particular to address the needs of the automotive industry.
The prolonged battle automakers have waged trying to secure chips to keep production lines rolling as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a seesaw affair. U.S.-based auto plants have been forced to eliminate overtime, slow down and shut down production at facilities across the country.
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