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Ford's F-150 supplier disruption is weighing on the company's third-quarter sales

A component shortage halted F-150 production at a Michigan plant for about a week, compounding an already difficult year for Ford truck sales

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Ford $F Motor CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday that a supplier disruption temporarily halted F-150 production at a Michigan assembly plant for roughly one week, denting the company's third-quarter wholesale truck deliveries.

"It is impacting our third-quarter wholesale, but I'm very optimistic," Farley told reporters on the sidelines of a company event in Detroit. Farley added that the company deployed a supply-chain team to address the........

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