InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Ford to provide update on financial impact of chip shortage next month By financialnews_rlv83x - March 31, 2021 0 104 DETROIT :Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday, while announcing the latest North America production cuts at seven assembly plants due to the global chip shortage, that it would provide an update on April 28 to the expected hit to its 2021 profit.