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This looked like as good as any thread about chip shortages to mention:
Ford and chipmaker announce noncommittal “partnership” to alleviate shortages
My guess - and that's all it is - is that perhaps Ford actually did agree to pay a relatively substantial surcharge to jump to the head of the line. That's the only way I could see the agreement fit the description, but I'm sure there are other possibilities.
As the first comment explains:
" However, with margins being what they are, I'm really surprised they didn't just hand over some fat margins to their chip suppliers to jump the queue. If a chip normally costs $20 and you pay $200 for it, that's not a great deal, until you realize that consumers are willing to pay an extra $3000 to get that vehicle today. They're even in a rather unique position here in that they have the margins to actually absorb some of these increased costs. A $200 robot vacuum has ZERO room for increased component costs, and certainly not $180 worth"
https://arstechnica.com/information...committal-partnership-to-alleviate-shortages/
Ford and chipmaker announce noncommittal “partnership” to alleviate shortages
My guess - and that's all it is - is that perhaps Ford actually did agree to pay a relatively substantial surcharge to jump to the head of the line. That's the only way I could see the agreement fit the description, but I'm sure there are other possibilities.
As the first comment explains:
" However, with margins being what they are, I'm really surprised they didn't just hand over some fat margins to their chip suppliers to jump the queue. If a chip normally costs $20 and you pay $200 for it, that's not a great deal, until you realize that consumers are willing to pay an extra $3000 to get that vehicle today. They're even in a rather unique position here in that they have the margins to actually absorb some of these increased costs. A $200 robot vacuum has ZERO room for increased component costs, and certainly not $180 worth"
https://arstechnica.com/information...committal-partnership-to-alleviate-shortages/
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