CEO Farley says Ford was able to offset almost all chip shortage impact

[Chrism81]

And with that I just ordered a Rubicon gladiator that they actually can build tried to go back to the blue oval maybe even they get their shit together was pumped but now just deflated good news is you all just moved up a spot

probably not. The dealer will just put your order on their lot and sell it

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[Wookiee]

Help me find where I said 6g knows it all, I simply stated my experience…sounds like someone is having a bad day…. The few times my dealership has responded to my inquiries about info posted here they’ve confirmed it…but after the fact.

 

[Mama_Dropt_Me]

Whoop-de-do! Don’t mean $#!t if they can’t get plastic.

 

[Stampede.Offroad]

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Ford offset the shortage by rescheduling.......

Yeah, I wouldn't really call cutting production by 50% a very sophisticated strategy. "Offset" generally implies a replacement or alternate is used.

'We didn't build stuff because we didn't have parts' Is what it boiled down to.

 

[Thane]

Reduced most of the chip impact by reducing production to 50%...?

... see now we need fewer chips... problem solved.

 

[North7]

CEO SPEAK:
CEO Farley says Ford was able to offset almost all chip shortage impact

Public Reads:

offset most of the chip shortage impact in Q1 (IT IS NOW PAST Q1!!!)​

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I’m not sure we’ll get all of what we need.​

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So it’s going to be a big transition to get more capacity for us in these the chips that we mostly use​

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I think it’s going to take time. So let’s see how the numbers work out.​

 

[Skdmarc]

probably not. The dealer will just put your order on their lot and sell it

In the year when they get it lol they can do what they want with it

 

[AcesandEights]

Yeah, that was a BS-piece without a doubt. That was double-speak, double-spoken.

 

[Broncodave]

Yeah, that was a BS-piece without a doubt. That was double-speak, double-spoken.

Yep. End thread.

 

[WyoBronc]

A few years ago I went thru the Wendy’s drive-thru and when I ordered a Dave’s single with cheese, I was told they were out of hamburger. Well, that’s about the last thing I thought I’d hear at a burger joint. I thought, well that’s a hell of a thing......a burger joint with no burgers. I suppose I could have ordered a spicy chicken sandwich, but i had a hankering for a burger and didn’t want chicken.......so I moseyed on down the road. Now, Mr. Farley can talk all he wants about how well they’ve handled the chip issue, but at this point who really gives a shit whether you can’t get a bronco due to a chip or a MIC top. Sure, you can order a piece of canvas, unless you’re like me and ordered a 2dr, but sometimes, whether it’s Wendy’s and a burger or Ford and a Bronco, a guy (or gal) wants what he wants. And at some point some of us will mosey on down the road to a manufacturer that knows how to acquire plastic and silicone. How comforting though that he took the time to reassure Wall Street without even mentioning the Ford customer.

 

[rtaylor]

Yeah, I wouldn't really call cutting production by 50% a very sophisticated strategy. "Offset" generally implies a replacement or alternate is used.

'We didn't build stuff because we didn't have parts' Is what it boiled down to.

I wished the interviewer had asked specifically what "offset" was referring to.

I assume it meant:

• selling 2020 vehicles that were stockpiled and unsold in 2020 during covid
• partially building trucks and storing for final assembly when parts become available
• workforce reduction, factory shutdown, vacation burnoff, and other cost-saving measures
• stockpiling parts to improve production capacity when chips are available

 

[MorgansRun]

They had a fire burn the whole plant down on March 19.

Coincidence...did Milton San not get his piece of cake or order in on time?

 

[pony2bronco]

Anyone else read that as 'we were able to deal with the chip shortage by building less vehicles'?

 

[WyoBronc]

Haha. I read this earlier and didn’t get the joke until a few minutes later.......very nice.

 

[BenB007]

Almost? All it takes is one chip to stop a build.

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