LAS VEGAS — Ford Motor Co., trying to ease stock constraints, plans to ship and promote partially constructed autos which might be awaiting semiconductors or associated elements that management non-safety vital options, executives informed sellers in a gathering right here Saturday, in response to three folks current.
The plan is a revision of an concept floated in July, the place Ford thought-about delivery partially constructed autos to sellers to sit down on their tons till elements grew to become obtainable. Now, in response to the folks, the partially constructed autos Ford will ship sellers shall be each drivable and sellable.
Ford stated it might ship the required chips inside one yr for sellers to put in within the bought merchandise, the folks stated.
It was not instantly clear when the automaker would begin delivery and promoting the partially constructed autos or what fashions could be included within the plan.
