Ford is cutting down production at eight factories starting Feb. 7 as the company recently warned that a shortage of computer chips would cause a fall in vehicle volumes for the first quarter of 2022.
Production at plants in Chicago, Michigan, and Cuautitlan, Mexico, will be suspended, according to Reuters. At factories in Kentucky, Louisville, and Dearborn, Ford plans to reduce schedules or even run single shifts. At the Oakville factory in Canada, Ford is looking at getting rid of overtime. At a plant in Kansas, Ford aims to scale down production of its F-150 pickup trucks while one shift will be dedicated to Transit van production.
