Truck makers so far are being spared impacts of a semiconductor shortage that forced a Ford Motor Co. plant in Louisville, Kentucky, to close for a week and is affecting other automakers.
Semiconductors, microchips and silicon wafers perform control and memory functions in engine control modules, safety systems and telematics.
Major truck manufacturers report no immediate problems because of the shortage, which started when overseas factories making the chips were forced to shut down in the...
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