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BucketBack
02-06-2021, 11:54 AM
DETROIT — Ford Motor is significantly cutting production of its highly profitable F-150 pickup trucks due to an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage plaguing the global automotive industry.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/ford-forced-to-cut-pickup-production-due-to-semiconductor-shortage-.html
hawgrider
02-06-2021, 12:10 PM
Points and condensers don't look so bad after all.
juskom95
02-06-2021, 12:27 PM
Points and condensers don't look so bad after all.

Hard to get that EPA mandatory MPG with older technology.
Piratesailor
02-06-2021, 12:48 PM
I read the same thing about Fiat slowing production.

Chips need rare earth minerals.... and guess where that comes from.
StratBastard
02-06-2021, 01:14 PM
Points and condensers don't look so bad after all.

I always found them fine. They work. Simple. Easy to manage and maintain.
hawgrider
02-06-2021, 04:00 PM
I always found them fine. They work. Simple. Easy to manage and maintain.

Yup book of matches will set the gap in a pinch and maybe yer ole ladys nail file thingy to clean the points and spare condenser in the glove box good to go.
Sparkyprep
02-06-2021, 06:34 PM
I read the same thing about Fiat slowing production.

Chips need rare earth minerals.... and guess where that comes from.

:groinkick: Making China great again.
TJC44
02-06-2021, 06:41 PM
The parent company of my employer is a semiconductor manufacturer with plants all over the world. Yes, in China, but also in the Philipines, UK, and the US of A.
shootbrownelk
02-07-2021, 09:45 PM
I read the same thing about Fiat slowing production.

Chips need rare earth minerals.... and guess where that comes from.

There are Rare earth mineral deposits in the Black Hills of South Dakota & Wyoming. Might be a good time to buy some stocks.
rice paddy daddy
02-08-2021, 09:44 PM
There are Rare earth mineral deposits in the Black Hills of South Dakota & Wyoming. Might be a good time to buy some stocks.

Joe and The Ho will put those areas off limits.
The tree huggers will find some insignificant creature on "the verge of extinction" and every place there will be forbidden to access.
shootbrownelk
02-09-2021, 08:07 AM
Joe and The Ho will put those areas off limits.
The tree huggers will find some insignificant creature on "the verge of extinction" and every place there will be forbidden to access.

Or the Indians will claim it is an ancient burial ground....until they decide to build a Casino there.