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Ford halts production at Kansas City Assembly Plant once again

By Madison Parry

Ford Motor Co. is cutting back on operations once again at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, this time due to winter weather. Previously scheduled to resume full operations on Feb. 15 following a global microchip shortage, the plant will return to full production on Feb. 22.

Originally scheduled to resume full production on Feb. 15, Ford Motor Co. announced it will continued reduced production at its Kansas City Assembly Plant, this time due to severe winter weather.

The announcement from Ford confirmed that it had canceled operations at the Kansas City Plant this past Saturday, to last until Feb. 22. 

Prior to Ford’s announcement, the metro plant along with one of the company’s Michigan-based plants reduced production due to a global chip shortage

Automakers like Ford and GM are still facing shortage issues of the computer chips which are used to power electronics in products such at the F150 and other pick-up trucks.

The weather-related production cuts are taking a second hit to the vehicle industry. Whereas only shifts had been reduced at the metro Ford plant, the company decided to temporarily put a hold of all shifts.

“Due to unseasonably cold temperatures in the midsection of the United States, Ford was warned that the availability of natural gas could be restricted in the Kansas City area in the coming days,” company spokeswoman Kelli Felker said in a statement.

Felker said the decision to cancel production this week was made to minimize Ford’s use of natural gas that could otherwise be used to heat people’s homes.