Ford will start shipping Explorers without all the parts -- and add them later

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Source: CNN

Ford will start shipping Explorers without all the parts — and add them later

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business
Updated 1833 GMT (0233 HKT) March 14, 2022

New York (CNN Business)The auto industry has a saying: You can't build a car with 99% of the parts. But the computer chip shortage is proving that adage wrong.

Ford (F) will begin shipping Explorer SUVs without all of its chips to address the tight inventory of vehicles available for sale at dealerships.

The automaker disclosed this weekend that it would build Explorers without rear-seat controls for the air conditioner and heat. The driver and front-seat passenger will still be able to adjust climate controls for backseat passengers — but people in the back won't be able to change the temperature themselves.

"We're doing this as a way to get our customers their vehicles sooner," said Ford spokesperson Said Deep.

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