As the Chicago Auto Show gears up for a return to McCormick Place, production at the only Chicago auto plant has once again ground to a halt.
Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant shut down this week due to the global semiconductor shortage, now entering its second year of roiling the auto industry. Production was also suspended at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant, which makes the Bronco and Ranger, while F-150 production was curtailed at its Kansas City plant.
“The global semiconductor shortage continues to affect Ford’s North American plants — along with automakers and other industries around the world,” Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker said in an email Tuesday.
