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Wednesday, June 09, 2021

You didn't need that new truck anyway

In the Chinese city of Shihezi (Xinjiang), a powerful explosion occurred at a chemical plant for the production of polysilicon. This is reported by the Telegram channel Mash. 

According to preliminary data, a silica reactor exploded.
-WiscoDave


Stockpile of Unfinished Ford Super Duty Pickups Missing Chips Is Now Visible from Space

It's no secret that the global chip shortage is wreaking havoc on automakers; even chip-hoarding Toyota is starting to feel the heat. Stellantis, Ford, GM—pretty much everybody is getting a taste of a major supply-chain shortcoming, and needless to say, it's bad for business.

But just because vehicles need chips to be delivered doesn't mean you have to stop making 'em altogether. Case-in-point, Ford is still making trucks; it's just making them without the necessary bits, holding them until the chips finally come in, and then shipping them out to dealers. Ford is doing this with what looks like thousands of vehicles, and you can see the results from space.
-WiscoDave