Fordless Fords: Shortages Due to Regulatory Issues
Tribar Technologies is a Michigan-based supplier for Ford’s blue oval badges. Violations of an environmental protection regulation limited Tribar’s production in August, resulting in shortages of the badges for Ford’s F-Series pickups.
Ford has decided to ship many of the badgeless vehicles to dealers and retrofit once badges are available, which will increases costs for the automaker and dealers.
This part shortage is the latest in a year of supply chain crises and shortages. Ford has stated that it intends to “restructure […]