Ford and Chevy’s supply chain woes are affecting the cool cars now
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XXE6)
Some Cadillacs are also affected. | Photo by Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images Ford and Chevrolet are reportedly halting production on their respective flagship performance cars, the Mustang and the Camaro, for a week thanks to supply chain issues (via Jalopnik). While the pauses probably won't make it that much harder to get a muscle car, they are just the latest in a string of automotive delays caused by shortages of chips and other supplies.
According to WXYZ Detroit, Ford is explicitly citing the chip shortage as the reason it's not producing cars at its Flat Rock assembly plant where Mustangs are made. This isn't the first time the company has struggled with supply issues - it's had to cut back on the production of the F-150 and other vehicles multiple times, and earlier this year, it started selling Explorers...