DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is making ready to tell Mustang Mach-E prospects that the worldwide semiconductor scarcity will delay some automobile deliveries by a minimal of six weeks.

An early model of a letter to prospects leaked this week on a Mach-E discussion board. A Ford spokeswoman on Wednesday stated the letter will not be but remaining and can exit within the coming days, however she did affirm the delay time-frame.

Mach-E manufacturing at Ford’s Cuautitlan, Mexico, meeting plant will proceed; the delay issues automobiles which have already been constructed and are awaiting chips.

“The worldwide semiconductor scarcity continues to have an effect on international automakers and different industries in all elements of the world,” Ford stated in an announcement. “We’re working carefully with all of our key suppliers to deal with manufacturing constraints tied to this international semiconductor scarcity so we are able to proceed to construct Mach-E automobiles, and get them to our prospects as rapidly as we are able to.”

The automaker has been affected by chip-related delays and manufacturing cuts for months. On the finish of the second quarter, Ford stated it had 60,000 to 70,000 unfinished automobiles sitting on tons awaiting chips and associated parts.

CFO John Lawler stated Ford anticipated to work by means of “a majority” of these automobiles by the top of this quarter.

The Mach-E has confronted a variety of delays throughout its early months in manufacturing, and Ford has compensated homeowners with free charging and different perks. The corporate has bought 15,829 Mach-E electrical crossovers to date this yr, and the automobile has garnered a variety of awards, together with being named high utility within the North American Automobile, Utility and Truck of the Yr awards in addition to Automobile and Driver‘s EV of the yr.