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Japan Production Parts Situation Gets Dire

Japan's auto industry is hobbled by a paucity of parts of every shape and kind, from copper foil to microprocessors, and that is having an effect on U.S. automakers. Ford has suspended orders for a line of black and red vehicles because the special pigment for that color is made in Japan and not to be found. Rolling blackouts are having a profound influence on companies that make parts like electronics microchips, whose production involves an elaborate startup process each time manufacture goes offline.

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