A shortage of semiconductor chips for the automotive industry will keep Chicago’s big Ford manufacturing plant idle until at least May 14.
Ford (NYSE: F) had to shut down the Chicago plant — which builds its popular Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles — on April 12 because of the shortage, which has tripped up automakers’ abilities to build vehicles, including their most popular units.
“The global semiconductor shortage continues providing presenting challenges to a number…
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