Ford Production reduction - not Mach E?

[will]

Saw this on CNBC https://apple.news/Aj0b2BqKfRri8xDH9dpoI5Q


The impacted vehicles and plants are as follows:


Ford Explorer and Lincoln Nautilus SUVs: The Chicago Assembly Plant in Illinois will be down for four weeks beginning July 5 and will run two shifts the week of Aug. 2.


Ford F-150 pickup: The Dearborn Truck plant in Michigan will run two crews for three weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Mustang: The Flat Rock Assembly plant in Michigan will be down for two weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Bronco Sport SUV and upcoming Ford Maverick small pickup: The Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico will run one of two shifts the weeks of July 12 and June 19.


F-150 and Transit van: The F-150 line will be down the weeks of July 12 and July 19, while the Transit line will be down the week of July 19 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri.


Ford Super Duty trucks and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs: The Kentucky Truck plant in Kentucky will be down the week of July 12 and run two shifts for three weeks beginning July 19.


Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair: The Louisville Assembly plant in Kentucky will run on a reduced schedule the week of July 19.


Ford Edge: The Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada will not produce the Ford Edge crossover for three weeks beginning July 19. The plant also produces the Lincoln Nautilus crossover.

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[mjschillingtec]

Saw this on CNBC https://apple.news/Aj0b2BqKfRri8xDH9dpoI5Q


The impacted vehicles and plants are as follows:


Ford Explorer and Lincoln Nautilus SUVs: The Chicago Assembly Plant in Illinois will be down for four weeks beginning July 5 and will run two shifts the week of Aug. 2.


Ford F-150 pickup: The Dearborn Truck plant in Michigan will run two crews for three weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Mustang: The Flat Rock Assembly plant in Michigan will be down for two weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Bronco Sport SUV and upcoming Ford Maverick small pickup: The Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico will run one of two shifts the weeks of July 12 and June 19.


F-150 and Transit van: The F-150 line will be down the weeks of July 12 and July 19, while the Transit line will be down the week of July 19 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri.


Ford Super Duty trucks and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs: The Kentucky Truck plant in Kentucky will be down the week of July 12 and run two shifts for three weeks beginning July 19.


Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair: The Louisville Assembly plant in Kentucky will run on a reduced schedule the week of July 19.


Ford Edge: The Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada will not produce the Ford Edge crossover for three weeks beginning July 19. The plant also produces the Lincoln Nautilus crossover.

I have heard stories (not sure how true) that if you send home the MX workers from a factory for shutdown they will leave and not come back - they travel to find other jobs, unless they are paid during shutdown. I am not faulting them for that - so maybe Ford does not want to pay them to not work?

 

[Plutoman15]

Every Mach-e that Ford makes is money that they don't have to pay Tesla... will be the very last Ford plant to shut down in my opinion.

 

[balthisar]

The chips are largely ICE-powertrain related, so not having an ICE powertrain makes it simpler to keep Cuautitlan open.

 

[MONDO]

Does Ford take advantage of the carbon credit market that Tesla has been using to remain profitable?

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

Saw this on CNBC https://apple.news/Aj0b2BqKfRri8xDH9dpoI5Q


The impacted vehicles and plants are as follows:


Ford Explorer and Lincoln Nautilus SUVs: The Chicago Assembly Plant in Illinois will be down for four weeks beginning July 5 and will run two shifts the week of Aug. 2.


Ford F-150 pickup: The Dearborn Truck plant in Michigan will run two crews for three weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Mustang: The Flat Rock Assembly plant in Michigan will be down for two weeks beginning July 12.


Ford Bronco Sport SUV and upcoming Ford Maverick small pickup: The Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico will run one of two shifts the weeks of July 12 and June 19.


F-150 and Transit van: The F-150 line will be down the weeks of July 12 and July 19, while the Transit line will be down the week of July 19 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri.


Ford Super Duty trucks and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs: The Kentucky Truck plant in Kentucky will be down the week of July 12 and run two shifts for three weeks beginning July 19.


Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair: The Louisville Assembly plant in Kentucky will run on a reduced schedule the week of July 19.


Ford Edge: The Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada will not produce the Ford Edge crossover for three weeks beginning July 19. The plant also produces the Lincoln Nautilus crossover.

Just a thought, this is also the time of year when Ford and other makers do plant idling/line reductions for maintenance and also to prepare for MY switchover coming in the next couple of months. Now, I know there’s also the chip shortage issue, but, I bet these shutdowns aren’t 100% due to that.

 

[JB20]

Wonder if they are finally running out of places to store all the vehicles they have produced that are waiting on chips?

 

[BMT1071]

Wonder if they are finally running out of places to store all the vehicles they have produced that are waiting on chips?

Don't know about that but I wonder how much longer Ford can afford to bear the cost of all these vehicles. Their business model does not normally involve producing all these vehicles they aren't being paid for.

 

[JB20]

Don't know about that but I wonder how much longer Ford can afford to bear the cost of all these vehicles. Their business model does not normally involve producing all these vehicles they aren't being paid for.

I just hope they dont start pulling a GM and shipping units with features missing.

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