Ford's pain underscores uneven impact of two-year auto chip shortage


FILE PHOTO Fords Chief Financial Officer CFO John Lawler and Linda Zhang Chief Engineer for the companys All Electric F-150 Lightning participate in the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York City New York U.S. April 28 2022.  REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Ford's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), John Lawler and Linda Zhang, Chief Engineer for the company's All Electric F-150 Lightning participate in the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's disappointing quarterly results underscored that disruptions caused by the global semiconductor shortage are still bedeviling automakers, but some are suffering more than others.

Ford said on Thursday it left billions of dollars on the table that were within its control and blamed a 100,000 vehicle shortfall in its fourth-quarter volume mostly on the inability to obtain enough chips.

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