Ford has stopped the F-150 pickup production at its Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan and Kansas City assembly plants due to a supplier problem, according to media reports. According to an internal memo, all production crews and shifts have been paused from Thursday, September 24, through Tuesday, September 29, 2026 and this has impacted thousands of workers who have been told to stay home. This decision leaves roughly 3,500 workers idle, according to an internal memo viewed by Reuters. The supplier problem that caused the latest disruption was unrelated to the aluminum shortage, the person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
At Dearborn Truck Plant, the automaker has put a halt to all production of the F-150 starting September 24 and it is planned to be down through September 30, Mark DePaoli, told the Detroit Free Press. DePaoli is the UAW Region 1A director and former vice president of UAW Local 600, which represents the hourly workforce at Dearborn Truck Plant. DePaoli said Ford said the timing was partly due to needing to do facility repairs as well as the supplier issue. He said there about 3,500 to 4,000 workers at Dearborn Truck Plant that have been told to stay home.
