Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers

Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers
The Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 10, 2019. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.

The company says the pickups will be held at factories for “a number of weeks,” then shipped to dealers once computers are available and quality checks are done.