Ford to Cut Output at 7 of 9 U.S., Canada Plants on Chip Shortage

Ford has joined General Motors in extending downtime at North American assembly plants because of a chip shortage that continues to roil the global automotive industry.

The fresh wave of outages means that seven of nine Ford plants in the U.S. and Canada will be down or operating at a reduced schedule the week of April 12, according to a tally by Steel Market Update confirmed by Ford.

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Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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