2021 F-150 Production Cut Due to Chip Shortage

[ZWARRIOR]

My build date is/was tomorrow....

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[Bryan Simon]

Mine

I'm happy my chip is on the train heading to Texas

Mine too.

 

[Icbmredrat]

Mine was/is Feb 22 production...

 

[Jonas G]

my build date 2/19 so I'm guessing I'm not going to see my truck anytime soon

 

[remtiwk]

Mine is 2/22 as well. My dealer said today they don't think mine will get pushed, but I don't know how they know. Probably just guessing. ?

 

[BigTex22]

Not good news for those of us who’ve recently ordered or are about to...

Ford forced to cut profitable F-150 pickup truck production due to semiconductor chip shortage

I think these kinds of starts and stops also lead to other production issues, like the thread on undercarriage rust many have been reporting. Hoping 2021 vehicles don’t suffer from quality issues given all the production disruption.

 

[BigTex22]

I started a similar thread this morning which was merged with this one. My comment was that these kinds of delays lead to quality issues, ergo the other thread about undercarriage rust on brand new 2021s because drivetrains are sitting around in bad weather waiting for the production line to to kick into full gear. I hope 2021 doesn’t end up being a “lemon year”!

 

[05RubiconLJ]

Rough rough estimate: 580 F-150's are completed per shift (one every 53 seconds). So, each day Ford is dropping 1,740 trucks from production. If I recall, they run 7 days a week, so a one week slow down will cut 12,180 trucks. In the scheme of things, that is not a lot. Unfortunately, approximately 8,120 of those trucks are in Detroit, many of us are waiting on 502A Lariat, 700A King Ranch, Platinum, and Limited trucks. (BTW, XLT and Lariat are their bread and butter, so its not shocking that the majority of production cuts come on the high end trucks).

 

[sayers]

Just read where both f150 plants are going to just one shift and cutting the second and third shift due to " chip shortages ". I ordered a new 150 on 011621. Am wondering if I will even get the truck this year ?

 

[BigTex22]

Just read where both f150 plants are going to just one shift and cutting the second and third shift due to " chip shortages ". I ordered a new 150 on 011621. Am wondering if I will even get the truck this year ?

Given it’s just a week delay, I would hope so.

 

[Bryan Simon]

Last I saw, only cutting shifts for one week

 

[2AActuary]

Last I saw, only cutting shifts for one week

Cutting 2 shifts (out of 3) in Dearborn for 1 week; cutting 1 shift in KC for one week.

 

[MikeOnTheMove]

Sucks.. For those who already have a Feb build date, and have gotten their VINs, does this mean the parts/chips/etc. have already been set aside, or...?

My truck has a scheduled production weekend of 2/1/2021. Last weekend the status screen showed a change in status to 'scheduled for production'. Looking at the status screen on Saturday I noticed that there is now a date under the title.
Scheduled for Prod
2/5/2021
with a delivery date remaining the same as last week
Delivery
Est.3/12/2021
Appears that there may be enough inventory for the current production rate.

 

[Trashman]

Rough rough estimate: 580 F-150's are completed per shift (one every 53 seconds). So, each day Ford is dropping 1,740 trucks from production. If I recall, they run 7 days a week, so a one week slow down will cut 12,180 trucks. In the scheme of things, that is not a lot. Unfortunately, approximately 8,120 of those trucks are in Detroit, many of us are waiting on 502A Lariat, 700A King Ranch, Platinum, and Limited trucks. (BTW, XLT and Lariat are their bread and butter, so its not shocking that the majority of production cuts come on the high end trucks).

Definition of bread and butter most vehicles or highest profit margin? My Limited is still on the schedule this week.

 

[05RubiconLJ]

Definition of bread and butter most vehicles or highest profit margin? My Limited is still on the schedule this week.

Statistically speaking, the XLT and Lariat trim are the two strongest sellers for Ford. They account the bulk of F-150 sales. I don't know the breakdown specifically, as it has been years since I was in the industry, but the dealer I ordered through said it was unlikely they would see another KR, Platty, or Limited come through unless it was customer ordered. They stock almost exclusively XLT and Lariat trims, as that is the bulk of their sales. As the XLT and (most) Lariats are produced in KC, it is a no-brainer that production was cut more steeply in Detroit.

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