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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, file photo, the company logo hangs over a row of 2020 F-150 pickup trucks at a Ford dealership, in Denver. A global semiconductor shortage and a February 2021 winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers. The company says the pickups will be held at factories for āa number of weeks,ā then shipped to dealers once computers are available and quality checks are done. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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The latest episode of our news podcast, Uncovered by WDRB, takes a deeper look at the computer chip shortage roiling the auto industry and its impact in Louisville.
Plant manager Carlos Hollwell said the down week is another consequence of the global shortage of semiconductors, according to memo to employees dated Friday and obtained by WDRB News.Ā
Every week seems to bring a new auto recall, the latest being Ford with over 100 recalls so far in 2025.
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