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      06-05-2021, 11:47 AM   #99
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Just for added context, things could be much worse for BMW.

This Ford Dealer Normally Stocks 1500 Cars; Now They Have 30
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-The shortage of semiconductor chips for electronics has led to a shortage of cars and trucks on dealer lots ready to sell, and the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., the Ford F-150 pickup, has seen production delayed or halted on an equally large scale.

-We checked out a local high-volume Ford dealer, Varsity Ford, which has only a couple dozen new vehicles on a lot that normally has hundreds in stock.

-We also checked out the lots near Ford's Rawsonville plant outside Detroit, where large numbers of F-150s and other vehicles sit parked, waiting for chips to come back in.
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