Ford Mustang Production Takes Another Hit

That plant in Flat Rock is whereFord Mustangproduction takes place, which started in January of this year. Just weeks after production at Flat Rock began, Ford was forced to idle production due, you guessed it, a lack of semiconductors. Since then, the plant has faced a small handful of delays lasting up to three weeks, the majority of which have been attributed to a lack of semiconductors.

According to Ford, other Mustang-based products are produced there as well. It's unclear yet what this means for both theShelby GT500．Both of those vehicles are made in the same Flat Rock plant as the Mustang, and it's not hard to imagine those could see delays as a result of the production idle. Should the production for that have to be idled as well, we imagine we'll hear about it sooner than later. Remember, the shutdown starts next week.

Frankly, things won't be improving for some time. The US Dept. of Commerce indicated a while back that this shortage will continue for at least the next six months, things could drag on for longer than that. Some conservative estimates indicate the semiconductor shortage could be with us for several more years to come. For right now, we'll all simply have to sit tight and wait for those orders to get filled.