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Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:58 am to sawtooth
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Sorta what happens when you shutdown the world over a cold virus.
Probably, but it happened here locally with the Mercedes SUV before the pandemic. There were hundreds of them sitting in an abandoned mall(Century Plaza)parking lot waiting on parts to compete production.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:58 am to goofball
It can’t be good mechanically for them to sit this long can it?
Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:59 am to CoachChappy
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How the hell did this happen?
COVID had some impact
But also:
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A few isolated events, including an earthquake and semiconductor fabrication plant fire in Japan and a winter storm in Texas in March, which shut down some fabs this year, have also contributed to the problem, Gupta said.
And on the auto side:
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Increased demand for consumer products wasn’t the only factor, though. By mid-2020 onwards, there was a surge in demand for chips in the auto industry, driven by the adoption of technologies such as driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.
In fact, Intel projects that semiconductors will account for over 20% of the input costs for new premium cars, up from four percent in 2019.
Looks like I won't be buying any premium vehicles
Posted on 2/23/22 at 7:59 am to CaptainsWafer
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Seems like we’ve been in this shortage for two plus years now. Why haven’t we caught up?
You would think this would be a bit of a wakeup call for domestic production of raw materials, feedstocks, and things like chips. But no, we'll just keep farming out our supplies because we need to keep the countries that hate us happy and give them leverage because they pay off our political class.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:03 am to supadave3
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That, my friend, is when Supadave3 will finally be ready to finally retire the 2010 Accord.
My wife has a 2012 Accord but I told her we aren't replacing it until things normalize a bit. I'll pay whatever it costs to keep it running vs having to shop for another one in this market.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:05 am to deltaland
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How can Ford keep building all these vehicles they can sell for months or even years? No way they remain profitable in this mess
Once the semi conductor issue is fixed There will be a ton of new vehicles 2 or more years old sold by dealers for real cheap, as the new models will be out by then.
Don't be surprised if/when the chip shortage is sorted out that Ford and other manufactures artificially hold inventory low until they clear out all these brand new older model years. I expect they'll discount them but not as heavily as one would think.
Going further, I wouldn't be surprised to see inventories held low for quite some time as they've seen people are willing to shell out MSRP and then some.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:13 am to Splackavellie
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Built tough.
Sort of.
Mostly built, tough.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:18 am to goofball
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Thousands Of Ford Broncos Sitting
They are getting practice for when they break down after purchase
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:19 am to goofball
Look at all those Land Rovers covered in snow.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:19 am to goofball
I'm finna order the craptor Bronco, imo that baby looks sweet.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:25 am to deltaland
They need to maximize losses to get the biggest FedGov check possible, you and I are paying for this not Ford's stockholders.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:34 am to CaptainsWafer
Apparently they cancelled their chip orders when COVID hit, and the fabs shifted production to other products and other clients.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:35 am to goofball
Looks like a snowstorm hit a country club and covered their golf carts.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:37 am to fallguy_1978
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My wife has a 2012 Accord but I told her we aren't replacing it until things normalize a bit. I'll pay whatever it costs to keep it running vs having to shop for another one in this market.
I'm not letting loose of my 2011 Tundra anytime soon
This post was edited on 2/23/22 at 8:38 am
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:37 am to goofball
Ford screwed these up-the body is too narrow or the axle is too wide. They look terrible imo.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:40 am to goofball
At what point do we say “hey, maybe we should make a semiconductor factory here.”?
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:40 am to upgrayedd
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You would think this would be a bit of a wakeup call for domestic production of raw materials, feedstocks, and things like chips.
It was but unfortunately building a factory special made for making chips takes a while. Intels $20 billion factory isn't scheduled to come online until around 2024 if I remember correctly.
ETA: After googling it, it seems there are numerous factories being built across the US but none of them will start producing before 2024.
This post was edited on 2/23/22 at 8:43 am
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:41 am to bayoudude
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I contacted a dealer about special ordering a F350
BAW STATUS
[X] Confirmed
[ ] Not Confirmed
Posted on 2/23/22 at 8:43 am to fr33manator
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At what point do we say “hey, maybe we should make a semiconductor factory here.”?
LINK
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Construction of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first advanced chip plant in the U.S. is three to six months behind schedule, sources told Nikkei Asia, a sign that the world's biggest contract chipmaker is finding it more challenging to expand overseas than at home.
TSMC initially planned to start moving in chip production equipment by around September this year, but the company has told suppliers that this will be pushed back to around February or March of 2023, several people with knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia.
The deferral was mainly due to labor shortage and the on-and-off surge of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., the people said. Complicated processes for obtaining the different types of licenses needed for construction was another factor, they said.
I also think Texas Instruments is building a plant just north of Dallas.
This post was edited on 2/23/22 at 8:45 am
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